By Bruce LandisPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced that it will receive the 2012 Transportation Security Administration Gold Award for its enhanced security measures. RIPTA is one of 17 transit agencies across the na... »
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two prominent Democrats are joining the legislative push to limit the amount of interest payday lenders can charge. State Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras will host a roundtable discussion ... »
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Two weeks ago a House committee heard some compelling testimony on a bill that would curb exorbitant interest rates on so-called “payday loans.” Today it’s the Senate’s turn, as the Corporations Committee will discuss Sen. Juan Pichardo’s version of th... »
By Business staffA panel of Rhode Island state lawmakers is investigating ways to prevent future service cuts at the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. The Senate Study Commission on Sustainable Transportation Funding is scheduled to meet Friday at... »
Over the last 31 years, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has come to the public 28 times to tell us of the need to either cut service or raise fares, sometimes both. Last summer RIPTA proposed a 10% service reduction in the face of a 4... »
By News staffBy Philip Marcelo and Randal Edgar Journal State House Bureau Governor Chafee and Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis are talking about opening a visitors' center in the State House to sell Rhode Island souvenirs, distribute free informatio... »
The head of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority says the agency has big plans and dreams for improving Kennedy Plaza a day after a state senator called for his firing because he says the transit hub is full of litter. »
