Article: Rhode Island Chugs Along with Modest Gains.

Article: Drop in Tax Revenues May Raise Deficit, Derail ...
Providence Journal (Providence, Rhode Island) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  February 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... state had anticipated, actual receipts were down 8.1 percent through January. Even after adjusting for the fact that Rhode Island's income-tax rate has dropped a peg since January 2001, collections are still off by more than 6 percent. Estimated ...

Article: Rhode Island Leads New England in Job Growth.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... House Policy Office. Meanwhile, Rhode Island's sales-tax revenues rose 5 percent during fiscal 2002 ... Rhode Island by propping up sales-tax revenues. Rhode Island's general sales--tax revenues made up 30.5 percent of the state ...

Article: Slow, Steady, Rhode Island Wins Race among New ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... revenues: Sales-tax revenues in Rhode Island, too, rose faster ... Albany, N.Y. Yet, Rhode Island's sales-tax revenues in fiscal 2002 were ... In fact, sales-tax revenues in Rhode Island during the third ...

Article: Rhode Island governor wants Wembley out
The Sunday Telegraph London;  October 12, 2003 ;     616 words ... ... be best for the state of Rhode Island if a new owner were established ... following an investigation by Rhode Island police and the FBI. The ... worried about the state of Rhode Island receiving large tax revenues from a business facing a ...

Article: Rhode Island's Economy Likely to Recover Faster ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Hampshire, with 1.9 percent. Rhode Island is also one of three New ... industries expected to grow in Rhode Island are information services ... for much of their income. Rhode Island's personal income-tax revenues also appear poised to rise ...

Article: Tough Times Return to Rhode Island in 2001.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 31, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... other top business stories in Rhode Island last year. THAT SINKING FEELING ... recession slowly crept into Rhode Island during 2001. A recession is ... have lowered state income-tax revenues for Rhode Island if the General Assembly and ...

Article: Rhode Island Retailers' Sales on the Line Due to ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... open on Sundays, the State of Rhode Island loses revenue and we'll lose ... liquor ban will affect either Rhode Island or Massachusetts. "It is ... significantly affect sales-tax revenues in Rhode Island," Neal said. The governor ...