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FEATURED Ongoing: Hot Chocolate Bar at the Chanler at Cliff Walk WHAT: Indulge in a warm mug of hot chocolate this winter at the Chanler at Cliff Walk From To Kill a Mockingbird at PPAC to stargazing nights in Charlestown, we've compiled all the activities to add to your February to-do list. ....
FEATURED 1/1: Polar Plunge WHAT: Dive into the frigid ocean for a good cause during the twentieth annual Polar Plunge at Easton’s (First) Beach. Proceeds ....
Sen. Melissa Murray and Rep. Karen Alzate Guest columnists Senator Melissa Murray, D-Woonsocket, represents Senate District 24. Representative Karen Alzate, D-Pawtucket, represents House District 60. With the expected influx of $1.78 billion in federal aid from the American Rescue Plan, some would say there is no longer a need to raise any taxes. However, the point of our legislation to raise the income tax of the top 1% is not to address the coronavirus recession. That’s the job of the one-time infusion of federal relief dollars. By contrast, raising the income tax on the top 1% is about Rhode Island’s long-term success addressing challenges that predated the pandemic and that will continue if left unaddressed. The problems include an unbalanced tax code which disproportionately benefits the wealthiest and systematically benefits white Rhode Islanders over Black and Latinx Rhode Islanders. The challenges include finding revenue to pay for the goods and ser ....
Treat essential workers as essential The Economic Progress Institute released its biennial Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) report which shows what it costs to live in Rhode Island. The RISN calculates a no-frills budget that includes the cost of housing, food, transportation, health care, child care, and other basic necessities. It also highlights how federal and state work supports help Rhode Islanders meet the costs of basic needs. This year’s report also looks at racial and ethnic disparities in the ability of Rhode Islanders to meet basic needs and how additional government support has helped essential and other workers and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. ....