Tag: Seth Magaziner
State finds seven municipalities with excessive financial liabilities
PROVIDENCE – Seven Rhode Island cities and towns have debt and pension liabilities in excess of recommended limits, warranting heightened attention from officials in...
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,...
Cranston teacher wins Financial Literacy Educator of the Year honor
PROVIDENCE – Cranston elementary school teacher James Gemma has been named Rhode Island's Financial Literacy Educator of the Year.
Gemma, who teaches at Edward S....
United Way partners with Magaziner, legislators on financial literacy campaign
PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island President and CEO Cortney Nicolato has joined state General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and members of the R.I....
Demand for more-modern facilities driving school construction activity in R.I.
An extraordinary middle school rising in the center of suburban Barrington is a sign of things to come in Rhode Island.
The massive building project...
BankLocal boosting small businesses
Hey mister, can you spare a few thousand dollars? The answer from local banks often is “yes,” under R.I. General Treasurer Seth Magaziner’s BankLocal...
RI Promise deserves passage
Sometimes the corny thing can be the right thing.
Such is the case with General Treasurer Seth Magaziner’s plan to deposit $529 into the 529...
Too many contractors exploit workers
As a state with a lot of competing interests, Rhode Island knows that solving a problem means you’ve got to work together. Today, our...
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...
BankNewport, Freedom National Bank join R.I.’s Bank Local program
PROVIDENCE – BankNewport and Freedom National Bank have joined General Treasurer Seth Magaziner’s Bank Local program, an initiative that incentivizes banks and credit unions...
















