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State Fact Sheet
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- State Fact Sheet
- Public Safety Performance Project
Public Safety in Rhode Island
Public safety in Rhode Island.
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- State Fact Sheet
- Children's Dental Campaign
Falling Short on Dental Sealants: Rhode Island
How well is Rhode Island protecting kids from tooth decay? more
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- State Fact Sheet
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
The Impact of the Fiscal Cliff: Rhode Island
Federal and state finances are closely intertwined, and the fiscal cliff’s tax and spending provisions will have consequences for states.
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- State Fact Sheet
- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Still Risky: Checking Accounts In Rhode Island
Checking accounts, the most widely used financial product in America, contain hidden risks that can harm consumers. Two of the 12 largest banks nationwide offer checking accounts in Rhode Island and hold 15 percent of all deposits in the state. Here’s what consumers in Rhode Island may be paying.
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- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: Rhode Island
Although Rhode Island consistently paid its full annual pension contribution from 2005 to 2010, the system was 49 percent funded in fiscal 2010 and faced a $7 billion funding gap. Most experts agree that a fiscally sustainable system should be at least 80 percent funded. The state also had a $775 million bill for retiree health care costs, none of which was funded, well below the 8 percent national average in 2010.
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- State Fact Sheet
Election Websites: Rhode Island
Being Online Is Still Not Enough provides state-by-state reviews and analysis based on detailed criteria of election websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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- States' Fiscal Health
Measuring Transportation Investments: Rhode Island
A May 2011 report, Measuring Transportation Investments: The Road to Results, found considerable differences among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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- State Fact Sheet
Children's Dental Health: Rhode Island
Rhode Island meets five of the eight policy benchmarks aimed at addressing children’s dental health needs. The state dropped one letter grade after examination of its rules governing dental hygienists’ ability to place sealants on students’ teeth in school-based programs. more
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- State Fact Sheet
The Trillion Dollar Gap: Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s management of its long-term pension liability is cause for serious concern and needs to improve how it handles its retiree health care and other benefit obligations.
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