Rhode Island

Kerri Baker will serve as Rhode Island Treasury's chief transparency officer, state General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced.

Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner unveiled a transparency initiative, which includes several policies and tools that he said would enhance accountability.

Moody's upgraded once-bankrupt Central Falls, R.I.'s GO bonds to Ba2 from Ba3, while keeping a stable outlook.

James Skeffington, part of a group that purchased the Pawtucket Red Sox minor league baseball franchise and envisioned a new stadium in Providence, died of a heart attack. He was 73.

As construction crews work on a $56 million minor-league baseball stadium north of downtown Hartford, Conn., state lawmakers joust over its financing.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo throws a little chin music at the new owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox, who want to build a ballpark in downtown Providence.

Rhode Island's serious financial challenges extend well beyond the headline 38 Studios bond financing controversy, said a report by Gurtin Fixed Income Management.

Twin River Management Group, which operates a namesake casino in Lincoln, R.I., said intends to move the Newport Grand facility to Tiverton, R.I., where it has secured purchase rights.

The Providence, R.I., City Council will consider a proposal to borrow $57.7 million for upfront costs of a 1.6-mile streetcar line.

A pension-benefit compromise could help Gov. Gina Raimondo fulfill her goal of changing perceptions of Rhode Island.

Rhode Island's Supreme Court has disbarred former House of Representatives Speaker Gordon Fox, who pleaded guilty last month to federal corruption charges.

A judge approved a tentative settlement to most legal challenges to Rhode Island’s 2011 law that overhauled pension benefits for state employees, said Gov. Gina Raimondo.

Tobacco bonds may be on their way to the biggest volume since 2007, led by Wednesday's $1.7 billion sale from California, as issuers refinance amid a decline in smoking that's cut deeply into revenue.

Rhode Island’s $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.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced plans for a state infrastructure bank for green financing alternatives.

Rhode Island and unions challenging its landmark 2011 pension benefit are working to settle the case and avoid a jury trial.

As part of her first budget presentation, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo launched the state's first web-based budget tool.

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.

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.

Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox pleads guilty to federal charges of bribery, wire fraud and failure to file tax returns.