Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
R.I. Report: Transit Authority Paid $5.5 Million to Settle Claims
Jul 20 2007 // Rhode Island’s public transit authority has paid out $5.5 million in the last seven fiscal years to settle injury claims, according to records provided by the agency. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority two...
Six R.I. State Departments Lose Electricity
Jul 11 2007 // Rhode Island crews were working Monday evening to restore electricity to six state departments that lost power earlier in the day because of an underground electrical fire, officials said. The outages at the Pastore Campus...
In R.I., Beacon Mutual controversy rekindled over Labor nomination
Jul 2 2007 // Fallout from the management scandal at Rhode Island workers’ compensation insurer Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. was stirred anew last month when Gov. Donald L. Carcieri withdrew the renomination of Adelita Orefice as...
R.I. Bill Would Give Businesses Tax Break for Installing Fire Sprinklers
Jun 26 2007 // Legislation entitling business owners to a tax credit if they are forced to install sprinklers or new fire alarms has stalled in the General Assembly, but the bill’s backers said they were hopeful it could still pass...
R.I. Gov. Vetoes Giving Drivers Extra Day to Provide Insurance Proof
Jun 26 2007 // Siding with State Police who said it would create an “unnecessary and burdensome increase in paperwork,” Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri for the second year has vetoed a bill to give motorists who are ticketed...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Pulls Nomination Of Beacon Mutual Whistleblower
Jun 21 2007 // The fallout from the management scandal at Rhode Island workers’ compensation insurer Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. continued this week, even as the insurer unveiled its board of directors. Rhode Island Governor Donald...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // R.I. House members forward coastal measures The leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs have introduced legislation they say is aimed at...
People
Jun 18 2007 // Gregg Effner has joined The Main Street America Group as assistant vice president of distribution management. Effner will be based at the headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and report to Doug Eden, senior vice president...
R.I. Lawmakers Again OK Grace Period for Auto Insurance Cardholders
Jun 8 2007 // Legislation to give motorists a one-business-day grace period to produce their auto insurance card if asked to do so by a police officer has been approved by the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives and is...
R.I., Former Lead Paint Makers Disagree over Cleanup
Jun 6 2007 // More than a year after the state won a landmark lawsuit against former manufacturers of lead paint, the two sides remain at a gaping impasse over how the cleanup of contaminated properties in Rhode Island should be carried...
R.I. House Members Unveil Bills Curbing Insurers’ Coastal Practices
May 31 2007 // The leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs have introduced legislation they say is aimed at protecting coastal homeowners from...
R.I. House Members to Introduce Hurricane Insurance Bills
May 29 2007 // The leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs plan to introduce legislation next week on insurance practices connected to hurricane...
R.I. looking to AIG settlement to ease deficit
May 21 2007 // Rhode Island’s estimated budget deficit could grow by almost $100 million because of a stalled settlement with an insurer accused of deceptive business practices, state officials warn. As part of a massive settlement...
Stalled AIG settlement could deepen R.I. deficit
May 21 2007 // Rhode Island’s estimated budget deficit could grow by almost $100 million because of a stalled settlement with an insurer accused of deceptive business practices, state officials warn. As part of a massive settlement...
R.I. Lead Cleanup Plan to be Known in Sept.
May 17 2007 // Three former lead paint manufacturers who lost a landmark lawsuit last year could learn by mid-September what the state wants them to do to clean up contaminated properties in Rhode Island — a process that is estimated...
Arson Squad Investigating 6 Fires in Historic Newport, R.I.
May 16 2007 // An arson task force is investigating a string of six fires that have broken out in the seaport city of Newport, R.I. since May, three of them in just the past week. On Sunday, fires that started within a few hours of each...
Stalled AIG Settlement Could Deepen R.I. Budget Deficit
May 11 2007 // Rhode Island’s estimated budget deficit could grow by almost $100 million because of a stalled settlement with an insurer accused of deceptive business practices, state officials warn. As part of a massive settlement...
R.I.’s Babcock Helliwell Appoints Asher
May 10 2007 // Wakefield, Rhode Island independent agency Babcock & Helliwell announced that Brad Asher has been appointed to be an insurance producer. Asher, a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, joins Babcock &...
Judge Denies Delay in R.I. Lead Paint Cleanup
May 4 2007 // Plans for a large-scale cleanup of Rhode Island homes contaminated with lead paint can move forward, a judge ruled this week, denying a request by manufacturers who lost a landmark lawsuit to delay the process. A jury...
Former R.I. State Sen. Irons Seeks Jury on Ethics Charges
May 3 2007 // Former Rhode Island state Senate President William Irons, facing civil conflict-of-interest charges before the state Ethics Commission, wants a jury to hear his case. The ethics panel typically conducts a trial-like...
