High earners mull move to Roth IRA
The rules for the Roth IRA are changing on Jan. 1, and the calls already are starting to flood into local financial advisers from...
RIPTA: Add streetcars, expand bus service
PROVIDENCE – Expanded bus service, more park-and-ride lots and a network of streetcars could be coming to the city if the state implements recommendations...
Tax settlement, collections keep Mass. budget afloat
BOSTON – Revenue from a “significant” tax settlement the Mass. Department of Revenue agreed to last week, coupled with a “modest” increase in tax...
Students can earn bachelor’s degrees in three years in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Earning a bachelor’s degree in the state will no longer have to take four years.
Students enrolling at Rhode Island College and the...
State cracking down on ‘life settlement’ industry
The state is moving to crack down on the controversial “life settlement” industry by adopting consumer protections for people – mostly senior citizens –...
Expectations high for Carcieri choice to lead EDC
Ocean State business leaders hold high hopes for Ioanna T. Morfessis, as she takes the reins of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation.
Gov. Donald...
Lawsuit may stall Pawtucket waterfront development
Efforts to develop the waterfront in Pawtucket may be stalled indefinitely while the city and the potential developer of a hotel battle in court...
Response tepid to tax on revenue
Despite laments about Rhode Island’s poor tax climate, business leaders aren’t exactly lining up behind the Carcieri administration’s latest idea for a “game-changing” transformation...
Caprio to sell unclaimed properties on Web site
PROVIDENCE – General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio announced last week that Rhode Island will join a select group of other states offering unclaimed property...
Critical consultant named Wyatt director
CENTRAL FALLS – A consultant who issued a highly critical report on the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility was voted in as the facility’s...