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New polling shows support for R.I. payday lending reform

Financial Services 02/21/2022

PROVIDENCE – After years of failed attempts to regulate payday loans in Rhode Island, state lawmakers have a new weapon in their arsenal this...

Payday loan reform bills return to General Assembly

Financial Services 05/31/2021

PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers are once again considering cracking down on payday lenders. Legislation introduced in both chambers of the General Assembly and discussed in...

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RHODE ISLAND-BASED defense technology company Vatn Systems Inc. and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology have agreed to explore joint naval defense projects on behalf of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense. Among Vatn's products is a autonomous underwater vehicle platform torpedo called the S12, pictured, which is produced in Bristol. / COURTESY VATN SYSTEMS INC.

R.I.-based Vatn Systems enters deal to modernize Taiwan’s naval defenses

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R.I. cannabis panel launches new adult-use licensing process

08/13/2026

Neronha urges regulators to reject Rhode Island Energy’s proposed profit increase

08/13/2026

Healthcare should measure outcomes, not just approvals

08/13/2026

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

08/13/2026

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