Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council

EPI Report details four transformative and equity-centered ways Rhode Island can invest ARPA funding

PVD’s Pension Working Group membership skews right-wing, anti-worker
July 27, 2021

PVD’s Pension Working Group membership skews right-wing, anti-worker

I noticed that you have groups like RIPEC and the Providence Chamber that are notoriously anti-worker when...
Mattiello’s plan to increase rainy day funding is austerity economics… and Rhode Islanders will suffer
August 5, 2020

Mattiello’s plan to increase rainy day funding is austerity economics… and Rhode Islanders will suffer

“This rainy day is going to last more than a year and trying to pay it back...
Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers
March 2, 2020

Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers

I was late getting to room 212 at the Rhode Island State House, where the Senate Committee...
Is the Public-Private Partnerships Commission asking the right questions?
November 15, 2018

Is the Public-Private Partnerships Commission asking the right questions?

The final minutes of the first meeting of a special State House commission to study Public-Private Partnerships...
P3 advocates seek a playing field advantage before negotiations begin
November 15, 2018

P3 advocates seek a playing field advantage before negotiations begin

P3s (Public-Private Partnerships), are simply another procurement tool in the legislative toolbox said John Parkinson. Such a...
Skanska’s public-private partnership sales pitch at the State House
November 15, 2018

Skanska’s public-private partnership sales pitch at the State House

Representatives from Skanska, the 5th largest construction company in the world, gave their sales pitch to the...
Public goods and spaces at risk as State House leaders seek to expand public-private partnerships
November 15, 2018

Public goods and spaces at risk as State House leaders seek to expand public-private partnerships

The way is being paved for a massive expansion of public-private partnerships in Rhode Island, putting public...
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