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R.I. ranks No. 37 on best states for businesses list
Rhode Island earned the No. 37 slot on Chief Executive Magazine’s list of the “2013 Best & Worst States for Businesses,” moving two spots up from its 2012 ranking. more
| 5/9/13
Rhode Island joins New England states in legalizing gay marriage
On same-sex marriage, New England is now united. Rhode Island became the 10th U.S. state and final one in the region to make gay weddings legal, after its House of Representatives passed a bill expanding marriage rights to homosexuals. more
Some Big Brother regulations make a lot of sense
We have all done something stupid – or imprudent, to use a kinder adjective. Bicycling without a helmet, driving after too much wine, swimming beyond the lifeguard’s vision, hiking off the mountain path. The list goes on. Part of being human is being rash. While computers always act rationally, we humans are innately unpredictable; indeed, sometimes we find joy in those irrational moments of stupidity. more
Guest Column: Joan Retsinas | 6/25/12
BofA, Wells Fargo to be sued over mortgage deal
Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. will be sued by the state of New York for allegedly violating terms of a $25 billion nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices. more
Deadline nearing for for-profit annual reports
The deadline for Rhode Island’s 30,000-plus for-profit corporations to file annual reports with the state is approaching. more
Wall Street’s scapegoat hunt missing the real perpetrators
Wall Street has increasingly taken up its old habit of blaming junior bankers and traders for what goes wrong, despite the fact that the goal at every firm is always to make more money in any way that is legally defensible – by selling more mortgage-backed securities, by doing bigger and bigger mergers-and-acquisition deals, or by making a larger and larger bet on the direction of an obscure debt index. more
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William D. Cohan | 11/26/12
BofA settles ‘big kahuna’ mortgage suit as new case looms
Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian T. Moynihan, who once vowed to wage “hand-to-hand combat” in lawsuits over faulty mortgages, settled one big fight with MBIA Inc. yesterday as another remains unfinished. more
Lobbyists face Friday report deadline
It is the last day for the state’s more than 320 lobbyists to file their first lobbying reports of the year with Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis’ office. more
| 3/15/13
Chafee says he’ll sign bill legalizing gay marriage
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee said he will sign a bill legalizing same sex- marriage as soon as this week, providing an economic boost to the state and a resolution of an issue whose “time had come.” more
$2.8M in refunds to return to bike owners
BOSTON – More than $2.8 million in insurance refunds have been returned to Massachusetts motorcycle owners, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more
1/28/13
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