Rhode Island

Rhode Island's governor is asking lawmakers to forward $269 million worth of initiatives to voters.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is pushing for tolls on large trucks despite a federal judge's ruling that a lawsuit against Rhode Island’s system can proceed.

Bonds backed by a tax increment financing program are central to a $400 million economic development plan.

The Providence-based bank originated in 2013 as an outgrowth of its predecessor agency, the Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency.

General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced measures to encourage Rhode Island residents to buy state bonds.

In Massachusetts, cannabis regulation fuels a corruption investigation; in Rhode Island, it pits the executive branch against the legislature.

Improving the capital city's system could generate tax-base growth and economic activity, according to Moody's Investors Service.

New approaches to an often a vexing chore for muni issuers could break new ground in confronting climate change.

A novel approach is necessary, former Housing and Urban Development secretary Heny Cisneros said at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank's summit in Providence.

More than 1,000 Rhode Island jobs are riding on a proposed 20-year, $1 billion gambling contract extension, the governor said.

Xay Khamsyvoravong, chairman of the Providence Water Supply Board, explains how this trending accounting tool could help offset Rhode Island’s local pension liabilities. Paul Burton hosts.

Gov. Gina Raimondo’s planned 20-year, $1 billion extension of a gambling technology contract with IGT sets off the state's latest bare-knuckle political fracas.

Including other post-employment benefit liabilities more accurately reflects debt levels, said state Treasurer Seth Magaziner.

Lawmakers' $9.97 billion spending plan includes $200 million in Garvee bonds for I-95 in Providence but not Gov. Gina Raimondo's call to legalize cannabis.

The judge ruled for Peter Cannava, who had denied wrongdoing even after Wells Fargo and other defendants settled charges.

The $42 million sale comes as water infrastructure is emerging as a priority priority for municipal issuers.

The Garvee bonds would fund the reconstruction of the stretch through downtown Providence.

Thirty-five local plans carry a combined unfunded liability of roughly $2.5 billion, a slight increase from last year, a state report says.

The court shouldn't accept banker Peter Cannava's "narrow and cramped view of materiality,” the SEC urged.

Seth Magaziner's strategies mingle school construction borrowing and debt-management sessions with victims compensation, college savings and a small-business program.