Tag: R.I. Department of Business Regulation
Raimondo sues over marijuana regulatory power; GA signals it was already...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Oct. 22 filed a lawsuit in Superior Court that argues against a provision of the fiscal 2020...
Raimondo sues over marijuana regulatory power; GA signals it was already...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Superior Court that argues against a provision of the fiscal 2020 budget...
MetLife refunds premiums, pays out claims after probe by R.I. officials
CRANSTON – Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. will continue refunding life insurance premiums it inadvertently collected after policies or coverage had expired, according to a...
Student Loan Bill of Rights provides new protections for R.I....
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and other Rhode Island officials gathered Monday at the State House Library for a ceremonial signing of the...
Freedom Debt Relief agrees to pay $20M in restitution to settle...
PROVIDENCE – The nation’s largest debt settlement services provider, Freedom Debt Relief LLC, has agreed to pay $20 million in restitution to affected consumers...
Financial-exploitation protections for seniors, disabled approved by GA
PROVIDENCE – Certain individuals would be required to report cases of suspected financial exploitation of people age 60 or older and of younger people...
Lawmakers approve consumer protections for student-loan servicing practices
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers approved the Student Loan Bill of Rights to protect Rhode Islanders through new consumer protections and oversight of student-loan servicing practices,...
HSRI: Stable but will it ever cover costs?
Soon after the state established HealthSource RI in 2014, it was recognized as one of the nation’s most successful health-benefits exchanges in meeting enrollment...
Bill would streamline financial regs for companies using blockchain
PROVIDENCE – Legislation has been introduced to streamline financial regulations for technology companies that assist customers with financial transactions using blockchain.
House Majority Leader K....
R.I. businesses wary of legalizing marijuana
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo sees millions of dollars in new state revenue from legalizing recreational marijuana use but business owners don’t want it to...

















