Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras have joined the calls for payday lending reform efforts, and both will participate in a roundtable discussion on the issue. “The time has come to protect Rhode Islanders from the econonúc threa... »
After its first application was struck down earlier this week, South Kingstown will present a second one to the Coastal Resources Management Council on April 24 to request for shoreline reclassification of a section of Matunuck headlands. This one has... »
Netroots Nation, the annual convention for progressive bloggers that is being held in Providence from June 7 and 10, released its much anticipated agenda of panels today, and RI Future, along with many other locals, will be represented. Either me or pr... »
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... »
Roger Paquette works at a bowling alley in Johnston and when needed some quick cash and he didn’t know where to turn. So he took out what’s known as a payday loan. It’s a decision he now regrets, he told a House subcommittee on Wednesday. “It’s not goo... »
Rhode Island mourns the death of Milton Stanzler, a lawyer who founded the local affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union in 1959. He was 92 years old. Current RI ACLU Executive Director Steven Brown said of Stanzler’s passing: “With courage, wi... »
With a deal inked with Johnson & Wales and another seemingly imminent with Brown University, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras turns his attention toward the hospitals this afternoon when he will meet with the CEO’s of the three medical institutions this ... »
