Do you agree with the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council that state leaders need to show “more priority and urgency” in growing the economy?

An over-reliance on low-productivity industry sectors and government spending has the state’s economy significantly lagging the rest of the nation, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council said on April 29. RIPEC utilized six measures based on federal economic data it said shows Rhode Island’s economic growth lagged the nation from 2014 to 2024. During that […]