Joel Tenenbaum just received his doctorate at Boston University, where he’ll start teaching statistics courses to MBA students this fall. more

In early May, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras said retired city workers just didn’t understand the problems their pensions, some with annual 6 percent compounded increases, were causing the city. more

In late April, The New York Times reported that Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary paid millions of dollars in alleged bribes to Mexican officials to gain approval and other favorable treatment for new stores. Wal-Mart allegedly discovered the payments in 2005, but bottled up its internal investigation. more

In a decision that could have significant impacts on the fees that consumers pay in real estate transactions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that “unearned” fees charged by lenders and other service providers do not violate federal law as long as they are not split with anyone else. more

More than 100 members of the legal community, along with students, faculty, staff and alumni of Roger Williams University School of Law, recently gathered for the third annual Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception. more

It’s a mortgage problem that is likely to intensify as home-owning baby boomers by the millions shift into retirement: Though they may have significant financial assets tucked away in retirement accounts, their diminished monthly incomes may not be sufficient to meet some lenders’ hyper-strict underwriting rules. more

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee this month signed into law the Jason Foreman Act, which prohibits those convicted of certain crimes, including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping of a minor and first-degree sexual assault, from earning credits toward early release for good behavior. more

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly this month approved legislation toughening penalties for underage smoking. more

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether investors must prove that misinformation from Amgen Inc. propped up its stock price before they can pursue a class-action stock-fraud suit against the world’s largest biotechnology company. more

As Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee considers the revisions to the Access to Public Records Act that the General Assembly has sent to his desk, he should remember his campaign plank to crack down on corruption and then sign this latest version of the ARPA. Simply, this first updating of public-records law in more than a dozen years is a key step toward a more transparent and just society. more