Rhode Island

Student loan issuers are watching federal policy, from the Department of Education to the tax-exemption, to decide on the timing and size of their annual deals.

Fresh off the heels of its rebrand from Lifespan, Brown University Health is prepared to add to the size of its planned borrowing if rates are favorable.

Brown is among the Ivy League schools borrowing money as they face funding threats from the Trump administration.

Public pension benefit improvements could put credit pressure on states that enact them, the rating agency said this week.

Seven out of nine ballot questions voters will face in Tuesday special election in Rhode Island are seeking funds for the development of local schools.

The Tidewater Landing project, situated on both sides of the city's waterfront, is said to be the largest development project in Pawtucket's history.

Officials in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island say a multi-state coalition will help address the challenges of the new wind energy industry.

The oil companies had petitioned the justices to have climate change lawsuits brought by state and local governments heard in federal courts instead of state courts.

Moody's GO and issuer default rating upgrade to A3 from Baa1 follows a similar action taken by Fitch in November.

The ruling striking down Rhode Island's tolling program constrains states' efforts to solve complex infrastructure problems, the state says.