Entries by RI Center for Freedom

Right To Work = Freedom for RI Workers

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Rhode Islanders are suffering from a severely weak economy and our state needs to seek every competitive opportunity it can in order to attract and grow jobs. As demonstrated by the Report Card on Rhode Island Competitiveness, by many measures, Rhode Island is excessively uncompetitive in both New England and nationally, when it comes to growing and attracting business and high-paying, sustainable jobs.

One of the single most effective ways to provide the Ocean State with a new competitive edge is passing Right-To-Work legislation.

Rhody FAILS Report Card

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Grading “F” in 28 of 49 sub-categories, the Ocean State is failing its citizens in an appalling number of areas – in the first ever Competitiveness Report Card. Significant public policy reform is required to improve our state’s competitive standing and regional/national grades.

Cranston Pensions to be focus of Task Force organized by the Center for Freedom

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Our Center has assembled another team of nationally renowned think tanks that will focus on the City of Cranston, Rhode Island by providing useful analysis and research. This follows our successful task force on the statewide pension crisis last fall. NEW – Cranston Police & Fire pension data now online! Click the title above to read more …

Scholarship Program Recommended for Special-Needs RI Students

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The freedom to choose is a staple of almost every component of life in America except perhaps the most important area – education. With all the talk about providing for our state’s neediest residents, we challenge our public officials to actually do something about it. Senators Ciccone and Walaska are called upon to take action to back up their own “School Choice Week” Resolution …

Governor’s Sales Tax Hike will Hike Unemployment

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There is a common and fundamental miscalculation when it comes to projecting the effects of tax policy on state revenues. Too often, the more short-sighted and simplistic static calculation is utilized, when in reality is the more complex dynamic effect should be evaluated. The downstream effects of tax policy on various aspects of the economy are rarely discussed or quantified, either at the state or municipal level.