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Rhode Islands $621 million sale of tobacco settlement asset-backed bonds two months after a state judge cleared the deal was a huge boost for the Ocean State, said an attorney involved with the case.
March 19 - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced plans for a state infrastructure bank for green financing alternatives.
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Rhode Island and unions challenging its landmark 2011 pension benefit are working to settle the case and avoid a jury trial.
March 18 - Rhode Island
As part of her first budget presentation, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo launched the state's first web-based budget tool.
March 13 - Rhode Island
Restructuring state debt to enhance economic development and jump-start Rhode Island's sagging economy is a linchpin of Gov. Gina Raimondo's $8.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2016.
March 13 - Rhode Island
S&P revised its long-term outlook on Central Falls, R.I.'s general obligation bonds to positive from stable while affirming its BB long-term rating.
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Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox pleads guilty to federal charges of bribery, wire fraud and failure to file tax returns.
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A Rhode Island Superior Court judge rejected a motion by the state to delay the start of a suit challenging the landmark 2011 pension law as unconstitutional.
February 27 - Rhode Island
An investor group led by Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino and attorney James Skeffington has purchased the Pawtucket, R.I., minor league baseball franchise and envisions a stadium on former I-195 land in Providence.
February 24 - Rhode Island
Seth Magaziner is settling into his new role as Rhode Island treasurer, saying he is ready to tackle many financial challenges facing the Ocean State.
February 3