JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lender Processing Services Inc. last week reached a multistate settlement to resolve claims of improper foreclosure practices, including the “robosigning” of documents used to repossess homes, Bloomberg News reported. more

PROVIDENCE – Legislation that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in Rhode Island passed committees last week and could be heading to full votes soon, The Associated Press reported. more

BOSTON – More than $2.8 million in insurance refunds have been returned to Massachusetts motorcycle owners, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more

BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office will hold four educational forums on the Open Meeting Law throughout the state during September and October, including one in Taunton. more

CRANSTON – R.I. Department of Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the appointment of Roy Wells of Warwick as inspector. He assumes the role on July 23. more

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of a murder suspect at the center of a legal tug of war between the state and federal prosecutors, The Associated Press reported last week. more

Miriam A. Ross may have the secret to being a successful business owner, and the answer isn’t all that surprising. more

PROVIDENCE – After a monthlong cellphone-recycling drive held by the R.I. Office of Attorney General, Verizon Wireless made a $2,000 HopeLine contribution to the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The funding will provide financial assistance to local nonprofit organizations focused on supporting victims of domestic violence. more

Nearly a year of reassurances from Rhode Island’s top political leaders that the state will pay off its 38 Studios LLC debt hasn’t quieted advocates of a tactical default. more

BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week swore in Andrea Cabral as secretary of the Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. more