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Report: R.I. tax structure named one of 10 ‘most regressive’
State tax systems across the United States, including Rhode Island, take a larger share of income from middle- and low-income families than from wealthy families, according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. more
| 1/30/13
Coakley opposes early renewals of nuclear plants
BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley has submitted to Congress her “strong support” of legislation that will prevent nuclear facilities from filing applications for license renewal more than 10 years prior to the expiration of current licenses. more
12/3/12
Lowell man charged with crowd-funding fraud
Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin has charged a Lowell man with “crowd-funding fraud,” his office said. more
Tax amnesty program collected final total of $22.4M
Rhode Island collected a total of $22.38 million in back taxes under this fall’s tax amnesty program, the R.I. Department of Revenue said Wednesday. more
| 1/2/13
GA earns 96% compliance rate in SOS ‘Access’ report
The Rhode Island General Assembly complied with the state’s Open Meetings law 96 percent of the time in 2012, according to Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis’ Access 2012 report. more
| 2/1/13
RBS units to pay $13.9M over U.S. banking violations
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc will pay $10 million in fines and $3.9 million in restitution to settle two banking regulators’ claims that the lenders’ U.S. units deceived retail banking customers. more
Bridge Authority approves tolls
At a board meeting at 8:30 Wednesday morning, the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority voted unanimously to charge tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge and approved increased tolls on the Pell Bridge. more
| 4/17/13 | 1 comment
Push is on to curb packaging debris
Businesses that package their own brands are facing increased pressure in Rhode Island to take more responsibility, including more of the financial burden, for reducing, recycling and disposing of packaging materials. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Regulators seek more information on Care N.E., Memorial merger
State regulators reviewing the expedited application by Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island to join the Care New England hospital network have requested additional information, according to Amy Kempe, a spokeswoman with the R.I. Attorney General’s office. more
R.I., Mass. threaten joining states in EPA law suit
Rhode Island and Massachusetts both joined New York and four other states in saying they plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal law by failing to regulate methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry, Bloomberg News reported. more
12/17/12
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