Article: New Rhode Island, Massachusetts Governors Have Ambitious Goals to Create Jobs.

Byline: Andrea L. Stape

Sep. 28--Massachusetts Governor Romney rolled out his plan for stimulating the Bay State's economy earlier this month, just days after Rhode Island Governor Carcieri unveiled his economic strategy for creating jobs in the Ocean State.

Two new Republican governors. Two former businessmen. Two very different strategies for creating jobs in states that share an extremely porous border.

Romney's plan has a $125-million price tag over three years, and includes a series of specific tax cuts tied directly to job creation. Carcieri's plan talks about changing the "business psychology of the state" and does not have a specific ...

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