RI unemployment rate now 6th highest in US
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RI treasurer to lawmakers: Cap payday loan rates
Payday loan opponents including Treasurer Gina Raimondo urged Rhode Island lawmakers on Wednesday to limit interest rates on short-term loans — a proposal that payday lenders say could put them out of business. Full story
RI lawmakers mull cap on payday loan rates
Lawmakers in Rhode Island are taking another look at a proposal to limit the interest charged on payday loans — a proposal that has failed repeatedly in recent years in the face of strong opposition by payday lenders. Full story
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RI to get $291,000 in adulterated drug settlement
Rhode Island is getting $291,000 as part of a multistate settlement with an Indian pharmaceutical company accused of selling adulterated drugs. Full story
RI gas prices up 6 cents
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Rhode Island becomes 10th state state to legalize gay marriage
Melissa Harris-Perry talks to Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chaffee about the House vote in favor of gay marriage in his state Thursday.
Rhode Island to become 10th state allowing same-sex marriage
Gov. Lincoln Chafee, I-R.I., explains his decision to sign into law same-sex marriage equality in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee gestures after signing the the Marriage Equality Act into law and handing it to Speaker Gordon Fox at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island, May 2, 2013. Rhode Island became the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. REUTERS/Jessic
