Rhode Island

 Amid growing concerns among Americans about job stability, health care and education, there is a new demand for government to work better and cost less. Innovative solutions, particularly at the state level, are driving reform and progress. Rhode Island’s longstanding fiscal problems have affected many facets of government management
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Without effective planning tools and necessary funding, even the state’s most innovative managers will face challenges in human capital, infrastructure and information technology. A Fiscal Fitness initiative has shown that Rhode Island can improve efficiency and efficacy, but long-term planning and better performance measures—and the use of those measures in allocation decisions—could lead to further progress.

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