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.

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.

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.

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.

A major Northeast winter storm caused issuers to postpone about $1.7 billion of bond sales , including a $1 billion Pennsylvania GO offering.

Oppenheimer Funds is looking over a judge's dismissal of its challenge to Rhode Island's plan to sell nearly $600 million in tobacco-settlement bonds.

A Rhode Island Superior Court judge dismissed a challenge by Oppenheimer Funds to the state's plan to sell nearly $600 million in tobacco revenue bonds.

Law firms Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer closed their $675 million merger and will operate as Locke Lord Edwards, with 1,000 lawyers in 23 locations.

Gina Raimondo, who took office as Rhode Island's 75th governor and first female at that position, called for the state to revive its sagging economy and change perceptions.

The Central Coventry Fire District in Rhode Island filed for bankruptcy after months of negotiations with its unions failed.

Rhode Island Gov.-elect Gina Raimondo nominated Michael DiBiase administration director, subject to state Senate confirmation, and Jonathan Womer to run OMB.