The problems facing Rhode Island are real, documented, and the direct result of failed liberal governance. Here are the issues we're fighting to fix — and the conservative principles that will solve them.
Rhode Island's tax burden is crushing families and driving businesses out of state. We rank near the bottom nationally for business tax competitiveness. Every dollar taken by government is a dollar that can't be spent on groceries, a child's education, or a small business's growth. We advocate for meaningful, permanent tax cuts — not temporary credits — that put money back in the pockets of Rhode Island families and make the Ocean State competitive again.
Rhode Island residents pay among the highest electricity rates in the entire country — nearly double the national average. These crushing energy costs hit working families hardest, driving up the cost of everything from heating a home to running a small business. Ideologically-driven energy policies have made the Ocean State unaffordable. We support an all-of-the-above energy strategy that prioritizes reliability and affordability over political agendas.
Rhode Island has lost manufacturing jobs, small businesses, and young talent for decades. The state ranks 46th in CNBC's Top States for Business. An anti-business regulatory environment, high taxes, and a government that treats employers as adversaries have driven the jobs that once sustained communities across the Ocean State to friendlier states. We believe in creating the conditions for private-sector growth — not picking winners and losers with taxpayer money.
The cost of living in Rhode Island is squeezing working families from every direction. Housing costs have surged while wages have stagnated. Rhode Island ranks 36th in real disposable income per capita — meaning families have less money left over after taxes and basic expenses than in most other states. Government-imposed costs, excessive zoning regulations, and high property taxes are the primary drivers. We support policies that make homeownership achievable and renting affordable.
Rhode Island's state government has grown steadily while its citizens' prosperity has shrunk. Bureaucracies multiply, regulations accumulate, and the people who fund it all — taxpayers — have less and less say. We believe in a government limited in scope, accountable to its citizens, and restrained in its ambitions. The founders of this nation — and of this state — understood that concentrated government power is the enemy of individual liberty.
The same independent spirit that made Rhode Island the first colony to declare independence is the spirit we need today. A free society is built on personal responsibility, not government dependency. We believe in empowering individuals with the tools, freedom, and opportunity to build their own futures — not in expanding government programs that trap people in cycles of dependency and rob them of agency and dignity.
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