A new report finds Rhode Island is one of the nation's higher spending and higher taxed states. The state ranks in the top ten for K-12 education and public safety spending per capita. Rhode Island's ...

Rhode Island’s state and local government per-capita spending is greater than that of most U.S. states, according to a new report by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. The Oct. 20 report, ...

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