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News
A 0.9% Increase for Fiscal Year 2017
Tiverton’s taxes are still way too high, with a rate that is 38% higher than the average for every surrounding…
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Original Reports
The Teacher Contract’s Quiet $1.7 Million in Raises
Q. How much will the new three-year contract for teachers cost Tiverton taxpayers? After about 30 minutes of plucking line…
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Tiverton Schools’ Projected Enrollment Increase Doesn’t Pan Out
One peculiar projection in the Tiverton School Department’s budget presentation, this past spring, was that enrollment would increase, to 1,890…
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Explanation for the 0.9% Budget
Unless there are any surprises, the ballot at the financial town referendum (FTR) will again include two budgets: the one…
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School Surpluses and Special Ed Projections
If anybody else in Tiverton analyzed the town’s annual audit the moment it was posted online, perhaps you’ve been joining…
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Commentary
Explaining Issues Versus Falsehoods and Rhetoric
One of the challenges of serving your community by getting involved in civic debate is that it’s so much easier…
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Sometimes the Details Behind the Totals Are Important… Ask for Them
In setting up a tool like Tiverton Fact Check’s payroll transparency application, which is intended for general use, it’s necessary to decide where…
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News
Transparency Comes to Tiverton
As a new part of its open government initiative, the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity launched today a new…
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