Research Areas
Rhode Island
Research
Rhode Island-Specific Information
Studies and Reports
- Rhode Island Officials Consider Income Tax Reform, by Joseph Henchman and Kail Padgitt, June 2, 2010
- Rhode Island’s “Business-Friendliness” Ranking Would Improve Dramatically Under Governor’s Plan, March 27, 2009
Special Briefs (legislative testimony, amicus curiae briefs, and speeches)
- Presentation to Gubernatorial Candidates: Rhode Island's State Tax Business Climate in National Context, by Joseph Henchman, September 30, 2010
Commentaries
- Improve tax climate and stop R.I. exodus, by Curtis S. Dubay, October 29, 2007
- A Taxing Problem, by Curtis S. Dubay, October 16, 2007
- Tuning-Up Rhode Island's Business Tax Climate, by William Ahern, October 11, 2006
- R.I. lottery is a tax that hurts citizens, by Alicia Hansen, December 16, 2004
Data
- Rhode Island's State and Local Tax Burden, 1977-2009, February 23, 2011
Blog Posts
- Rhode Island Governor Proposes Tax Hikes on Sales, Tobacco, Lodging, Vehicle License Fees, Kitchen Sink, by Scott Drenkard, February 1, 2012
- The Streamlined Sales Tax Project Can't Get No Respect, by Mark Robyn, February 24, 2011
- Rhode Island Estate Tax Poorly Designed, Harming Economic Activity, by Joseph Henchman, January 21, 2011
- Presentation to Gubernatorial Candidates: Rhode Island's State Tax Business Climate in National Context, by Joseph Henchman, October 5, 2010
- New Podcast: Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri on State Tax Reform, by TF Staff, June 23, 2010
- Rhode Island Governor Cites Tax Foundation Research As He Signs Income Tax Reform Into Law, by Joseph Henchman, June 10, 2010
- Rhode Island Approves Tax Reform Package, by Ryan Forster, June 9, 2010
- Rhode Island Income Tax Reform Would Improve Business Tax Climate, by Joseph Henchman, June 3, 2010
- Rhode Island Officials Consider Income Tax Reform, by Joseph Henchman, May 21, 2010
- Rhode Island Tax Writer Threatens to Repeal the Best Feature of the State’s Tax System, by William Ahern, April 24, 2010
- Trying to Nip It in the Bud: Rhode Island Democrats Attack the New Alternative Flat Tax , by William Ahern, January 22, 2010
- Rhode Island: High Property Taxes By Any Metric, by Joseph Henchman, November 23, 2009
- Rhode Island Announces State Worker Furloughs, by Joseph Henchman, August 27, 2009
- Mayor Proposes a College Attendance Head Tax In Rhode Island, by Mark Robyn, May 14, 2009
- Troubles in the Ocean State: Tax Foundation Economist on CNN Discussing Rhode Island's Bleak Economic Situation, by Matt Moon, March 20, 2009
- States Get Lion's Share of Stimulus Bill, by Joseph Henchman, January 26, 2009
- Rhode Island Governor Proposes Cigarette Tax Hike, by Joseph Henchman, January 12, 2009
- State Budgets: Rhode Island Determined to Keep Spending While Studying Reforms, by Joseph Henchman, December 27, 2008
Podcasts
- Ashley Denault of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, April 14, 2011
- Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri: Tax Reform in the Ocean State, June 23, 2010
- State Business Tax Climate Index Tour, Part II: Bill Felkner of the Ocean State Policy Research Institute (Rhode Island), November 5, 2008
Media Coverage
- Providence Journal Uses Tax Foundation Sales Tax Data, June 3, 2011
- Providence Journal Cites State Business Tax Climate Tax Index, March 9, 2011
- Providence Business News Highlights Tax Foundation Report on State and Local Tax Revenue Sources, August 30, 2010
- Providence Business News Cites Tax Foundation Cigarette Tax Data, June 29, 2010
- Providence Journal Editorial Cites Tax Foundation Report on Rhode Island Tax Reform, June 6, 2010
- Providence Journal Highlights Tax Foundation Analysis of Rhode Island Tax Reform Plan, June 3, 2010
- Providence Journal Quotes Tax Foundation Manager of Media Relations Natasha Altamirano on Cross-Border Shopping, July 15, 2009
- Providence Journal Uses State Business Tax Climate Index in Story on Rhode Island’s Economic Situation, April 7, 2009
- Providence Journal Features Tax Foundation Analysis on Tax Proposals in Rhode Island, April 1, 2009
- Video: Tax Foundation Economist on CNN Discussing Rhode Island's Bleak Economic Situation, March 20, 2009
- Providence Journal Story on Combined Reporting for Corporations Cites State Business Tax Climate Index, March 17, 2009
- New York Times Uses State Business Tax Climate Index to Talk About Hard Times in Rhode Island, February 28, 2009
- Washington Post Story on Unemployment in Rhode Island Cites State Business Tax Climate Index, December 22, 2008
- Providence Journal Cites State Business Tax Climate Index in Discussing Unemployment Insurance Tax, December 16, 2008
- Providence Journal Cites Tax Foundation's State-Local Burden Report, October 29, 2008
- Boston Globe: "R.I. capitalizes on hub prosperity", November 28, 2004
