Tag: R.I. Department of Business Regulation
R.I. tightens mortgage reporting rules as new federal standards take effect
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island banking regulators are rolling out tougher mortgage reporting requirements beginning in early 2026, requiring lenders and servicers to begin filing...
Human trafficking training mandatory for R.I. hospitality sector starting Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is rolling out new compliance requirements for the hospitality sector that will require annual human‑trafficking awareness training for hotel staff...
As crypto ATM scams grow, R.I. moves to prevent them
These aren’t your parents’ ATMs – they’re a new tool increasingly exploited by scammers.
Similar in appearance to traditional ATMs found in convenience stores, laundromats...
Cannabis Control Commission sued over consent agreement reached with Foster dispensary
WARWICK – Rhode Island Compassion Center has filed a lawsuit against the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission in R.I. Superior Court over a recent consent...
R.I. cannabis regulators put pause on new hemp retailer licenses
Ten applicants seeking retail hemp licenses may have to wait until next March or longer after the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission paused issuing new...
Buzz kill? As R.I. prepares to expand cannabis licenses, sector’s future...
The last few years have been a struggle for Karen Ballou, owner of CultivatingRI LLC.
She’s been waiting for state regulators to assemble the framework...
Tanner says leaving Commerce her idea: ‘I presented a plan, [McKee]...
PROVIDENCE – Elizabeth M. Tanner, who has led R.I. Commerce Corp. since June 2022, is leaving the quasi-government agency, effective July 4, to serve...
State opens new office to oversee legal cannabis industry
WARWICK – A new office is now charged with oversight and enforcement of the state’s legal cannabis industry established under the Rhode Island Cannabis...
R.I. Cannabis Commission approves adult-use industry regulations
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission has approved its long-awaited draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use industry.
Effective May 1, the approval...
Pet insurance market booming, legislation looks to rein in bad practices
An industry born from the first policy taken out in 1982 for the TV celebrity collie Lassie is now a multibillion-dollar market, growing so...
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