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Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on July 29, 2011 in a report:

"Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II.

By Richard Salit • July 21, 2011
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on June 29, 2011 in report:

"Dubious taxpayer-funded stimulus projects in Rhode Island include … $250,000 to provide digital television to the state’s inmate population."

By Richard Salit • July 10, 2011
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on January 20, 2011 in a report:

"The most significant driver of out-migration [from Rhode Island] is the estate tax."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 13, 2011