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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday May 19, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Economic Progress Institute Releases Report Examining Benefits of Earned Income, Child Tax Credits
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Economic Progress Institute issued the following news release: * * * Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Help Financially Insecure Families and Children Thrive, Boost Local Businesses and the State Economy, and Are Easy to Administer Without Making a Major Dent in the Treasury EPI policy brief explains how the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit -- which put money directly back into the pockets of working families -- often allow them   more

R.I. Home Sales Rise Heading Into Spring Sales Season
WARWICK, Rhode Island, May 18 -- Rhode Island Association of Realtors issued the following news release: Rhode Island's spring housing market started off with increased activity last month. The Rhode Island Association of Realtors reported that year-over-year sales of single-family homes rose by 6.3% from the previous April, marking just the second time since the beginning of 2022 that monthly sales have outpaced those of 12 months earlier. In April, the number of listings also increased 4.4%   more

Students Receive AMS Awards at 2024 MCM, ICM
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 15 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Six teams of students received awards from the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for their work in this year's Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM). The MCM is an international contest for high-school students and college undergraduates that challenges teams to clarify, analyze, and propose solutions to open-ended problems. This year, 18,5  more