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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged a Rhode Island agency, its underwriter, and three individuals associated with $75 million of 2010 bonds for a startup video game company with defrauding investors by not revealing the complete financial status of the company or the extent of the compensation arrangement with the underwriter.
March 7 - Rhode Island
Establishing a debt management bureau within his office will make Rhode Island more self-sufficient in that practice, said state Treasurer Seth Magaziner.
February 29 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo named Providence Equity Partners executive Robert S. Hull to lead the Department of Revenue, pending state Senate approval.
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Rhode Island Gov, Gina Raimondo signs a sweeping $500 million bridge-and-road improvement bill that includes a controversial tolls for large trucks.
February 12 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island received 27 applications for an initial $25 million in Efficient Building Fund financing, says state General Treasurer Seth Magaziner.
February 11 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo continued her theme of jobs and economic development in submitting her $9 billion budget for fiscal 2017, which includes $230 million in bond requests.
February 3 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner has been named 2016 financial literacy committee chairman for the National Association of State Treasurers.
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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is scheduled to deliver her annual budget address with jobs, economic development and truck tolls her expected focus.
February 1 - Rhode Island
Former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci, who oversaw a revival of Rhode Islands capital city but also served five years in prison, dies at age 74.
January 28 - Rhode Island
Without new growth drivers, Rhode Island's economy will continue to drift, according to a report by think tank Brookings Institution.
January 19