Former Secretary of RI Health & Human Services; 68th Lt. Gov. of Rhode Island. Alumna of @BrownUniversity and @BostonUMBA
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Elizabeth Roberts retweeted
Here’s Josephine Raimondo awaiting State of the State speech by her daughter, @GovRaimondo, in 2016. May Josephine Rest in Peace
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“Education is the key to economic opportunity for all Rhode Islanders” @MichaelPDiBiase opens RIPEC’s K-12 Education Forum.
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#OTD May 9, 1843, following the Dorr Rebellion, RI abolished the Charter of 1661, & the newly-written Constitution of the State of Rhode Island formally went into effect. It was the 1st State Constitution in the United States that explicitly granted voting rights to Black men.
Elizabeth Roberts retweeted
This situation, created over decades, is unfair, makes housing for renters less affordable, and discourages business location and investment. Unless and until this issue is addressed, the tax structure will remain a drag on the City's growth and prosperity. (2/2)
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RI should be embarrassed. We spend around $20K per student annually on K-12 education, yet:
🚨 2 in 3 students are not proficient in English Lang. Arts
🚨3 in 4 not proficient in math
🚨1 in 3 chronically absent last year
RIPEC outlines achievable solutions in @Globe_RI
Commentary from @MichaelPDiBiase: The president and CEO of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council says achievable solutions exist, and the state must move forward. trib.al/HlqLG0K
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An opportunity to join our small but mighty RIPEC research team!
RIPEC is looking for a Public Policy Analyst to join our small, dynamic team working on developing policy solutions to critical challenges facing the Ocean State. Apply by next Friday, January 13. Find the details here: ripec.org/news/public-policy…
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RI will never live up to its full potential until we can give every single kid an amazing education in our public schools. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an elected official, member of the business community, parent, student or teacher…this has to be our #1 focus.
“This is our number one societal problem,” said RIPEC’s President and CEO, Michael DiBiase.
providencejournal.com/story/…
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I am very proud of this report and hope it helps to bring K-12 reform to the top of the state’s agenda. Everyone—not only policymakers and education leaders, but also parents, teachers, business and nonprofit leaders—needs to have more urgency around this issue.
RIPEC's newest report provides a comprehensive analysis of the persistent challenges faced by Rhode Island's K-12 education system, despite substantial public resources and decades of reform efforts. ripec.org/2022-improving-ri-…
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Ron Brownstein is the keynote speaker for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council's annual meeting on October 24th! NHG joins @RIPEC_ in celebrating 90 years of working for responsible government and economic growth in the Ocean State.
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But RI still has recovered only 92% of jobs lost during pandemic. Employed RI residents grew by 700 to 558,700, setting a new all-time high. Labor force (employed and seeking work) also up 1,800 to 575,100-- 3,000 more than before pandemic (this may be most positive news). (2/2)
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Very positive jobs report for August from @RI_DLT. RI-based jobs finally moved--up 2,500--after only increasing by 400 over past three months. Hiring by schools and hospitality sector appears to have fueled growth. Unemployment rate at 2.8%. (1/2)
dlt.ri.gov/media
Elizabeth Roberts retweeted
Small, but mighty.
Thank you to all our supporters who share a desire to make Rhode Island the best place to live, work, and raise a family.
We need to keep going to keep #RI02 firmly in Democratic hands. I know we can do this together, supporting @SethMagaziner.
Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday and start with a vote for Joy!
These longstanding leaders understand how high the stakes are in this election and why we need to send a woman with deep roots and experience in the Second District to Congress. Thank you, @EHRobertsRI and Myrth! #RI02 joyfoxcongress.com/elizabeth…
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ICYMI: Proud to have support from these women leaders in health care. #RI02 joyfoxcongress.com/women-lea…
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Check out our most recent report analyzing the FY23 budget enacted in June and the state's fiscal outlook. The FY23 budget is the third consecutive budget characterized by a massive influx of federal COVID relief dollars and the second marked by large state surpluses.
RIPEC's new report on the FY 2023 enacted budget and Rhode Island's fiscal outlook analyzes the extraordinary challenges & opportunities presented to policymakers by the influx of one-time federal and general revenue surplus funds in this year's budget. ripec.org/fy-2023-enacted-bu…
Elizabeth Roberts retweeted
These longstanding leaders understand how high the stakes are in this election and why we need to send a woman with deep roots and experience in the Second District to Congress. Thank you, @EHRobertsRI and Myrth! #RI02 joyfoxcongress.com/elizabeth…
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RIPEC is looking for nominations for this year's public service awards. The process of submitting nominations is fairly simple.
Know a distinguished public servant in Rhode Island worthy of recognition? We want to hear from you: RIPEC is seeking nominations for our 46th annual Public Service Awards. Winners will be recognized at RIPEC's Annual Meeting in October. See⬇️for details: ripec.org/wp-content/uploads…
Exciting news for a new model of LGBTQ+ housing for older adults approved for the new East Point development. Great vision and leadership from the City of East Providence and Aldersbridge Communities! tinyurl.com/h2v95kjx
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Perry Raso is an evangelist for aquaculture, and the owner of one of the best oyster bars in the world where he farms more than 16 million oysters across seven acres. @JeffGlor visited Raso’s @MatunuckOyster in Rhode Island and got a taste of it all for himself.
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Inbox: @JoyFoxRI says she is the first #RI02 Democrat who has qualified for the ballot in the Sept 13 primary (two months from today)
@SethMagaziner @SarahForRI @DavidSegalRI @bah_omar also running in the D primary for the chance to face GOP's @AllanFungRI in November
