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Rep. Seth Magaziner has represented Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District since 2023. He previously served as the state’s general treasurer from 2015-2023. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., has represented Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District since 2023. He previously served as the state’s general treasurer from 2015-2023. As a...
AT IT AGAIN: State Rep. Karen Alzate, D-Pawtucket, says the first bill she filed this legislative session was one that would restrict payday lenders, a measure that some legislators have been trying to get passed for more than a decade. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Payday lender opponents renew legislative effort

Advocates for payday lending reform celebrated lin 2023 when the House voted overwhelmingly for a bill they believed would finally curtail so-called “payday lenders,”...
R.I. GENERAL TREASURER Seth Magaziner penned a letter to Rhode Island's lenders, urging them to process Paycheck Protection Program loan applications for all qualified small businesses in Rhode Island, not just for existing customers. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Magaziner: Lenders shouldn’t turn away ‘orphaned’ businesses from $349B emergency program

PROVIDENCE – R.I. General Treasurer Seth Magaziner is urging Rhode Island banks, credit uniosn and other lenders to stop turning away some small businesses...
R.I. GENERAL TREASURER Seth Magaziner announced that any baby born on or adopted non May 29 will receive an additional $529 to a CollegeBoundSaver account. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

General Treasurer to award $529 grants on May 29 for 529...

PROVIDENCE – Babies born or adopted on Wednesday in Rhode Island will receive an additional $529 deposited into a CollegeBoundSaver account, in celebration of...
IN THE VAULT: Treasurer Seth Magaziner, with Lammis Vargas, director of the Unclaimed Property Division of Rhode Island, inside a vault with various items that ended up being unclaimed from bank safe-deposit boxes. / PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

State looks to connect people, $300M that belongs to them

For many years, state governments in the United States have published websites linked to databases of names and addresses, spreading the word that they’re...
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