Rhode Island

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is scheduled to deliver her annual budget address with jobs, economic development and truck tolls her expected focus.

Former Providence Mayor ‘Buddy’ Cianci, who oversaw a revival of Rhode Island’s capital city but also served five years in prison, dies at age 74.

Without new growth drivers, Rhode Island's economy will continue to drift, according to a report by think tank Brookings Institution.

Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee Chairman Daniel Da Ponte filed a bill that would require a limit for total bonded debt for state government, quasi-public and municipalities.

A report critical of Gov. Gina Raimondo's plan to toll trucks on Rhode Island's interstate highways stems from a trucking industry agenda, says a Raimondo spokeswoman.

Gov. Gina Raimondo’s plan to impose highway tolls on trucks in Rhode Island is based on faulty revenue projections, said a trucking industry-commissioned study.

Gov. Gina Raimondo named Richard Culatta, a former senior advisor to former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, as Rhode Island’s first chief innovation officer.

Former Rhode Island House finance committee chairman Steven Costantino is scheduled to testify before an oversight panel about his role in the passage of the job creation guaranty program that provided a $75 million loan to failed video game company 38 Studios.

State Treasurer Seth Magaziner and revenue official Paul Dion will discuss tax credit programs before Rhode Island’s House Oversight Committee in its latest 38 Studios-related hearing.

Early projections of diminished revenues at Plainridge Park Casino say little about the industry’s long-term viability in Massachusetts, said gaming chief Stephen Crosby.

Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner called for an overhaul of state debt management, saying the 38 Studios fiasco is not the only example of poor practices.

Rhode Island selected Invesco and Ascencus to manage its $7 billion CollegeBoundfund 529 program, replacing AllianceBernstein.

A Rhode Island oversight panel voted to ask House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello to subpoena former baseball star Curt Schilling over the 38 Studios debacle.

Rhode Island selected Public Resources Advisory Group as its financial advisor, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced.

State Rep. Karen MacBeth wants the Rhode Island State Police and Attorney General to investigate Michael Corso's activities related to the 38 Studios bond fiasco.

How to fund repairs for crumbling infrastructure vexes the biggest of transit agencies and the smallest of states.

With Providence, R.I facing a large budget deficit, State Treasurer Seth Magaziner said he is prepared to assist Rhode Island’s largest city in an advisory capacity if needed.

Rhode Island would like to keep the Pawtucket Red Sox minor league baseball team but not at any cost, Gov. Gina Raimondo said in an interview.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo highlighted efforts to build a knowledge-based economy and fix tattered infrastructure at a Bond Buyer event in Providence.

The National Association of State Treasurers passed a resolution crafted by Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner that called for greater transparency of private equity investments.