We investigate the companies, utilities, and fine print that cost Rhode Islanders money — from surprise electric-rate jumps to contractors who never show. Read the record, or add to it.
A new analysis puts the typical first-day school supply haul at about $175 per child — up nearly 8% from last year, with lunch items up 11%. In Rhode Island, where the state covers just 38% of K-12 costs, families and teachers absorb the difference.
A 123-group coalition and 20 state attorneys general, including Rhode Island's Peter Neronha, are urging federal regulators to reject OppFi's bid to become a national bank — a move that could let the lender keep charging 160% APR here after Rhode Island's 36% cap takes effect January 1.
Zillow and Compass are in federal court over who gets to see a home for sale, and when. In a market where Providence ranks among the nation's hottest and 44.6% of Rhode Island homes sold above list price in May, a private head start for insiders is worth real money.
A new analysis finds the 2026-27 school year will cost families close to $4,000 per child, up 10.7 percent, with lunchboxes up nearly 27 percent and notebooks up 23 percent. Rhode Island offers no back-to-school sales tax holiday, while Massachusetts and Connecticut both hold theirs in August.
AI chatbots don't just store what you type — they deduce what you didn't say, from your income to your health. Here's how to make ChatGPT and Gemini show you their work, and where Rhode Island's new AI laws stop short.
Forced arbitration and class-action waivers have quietly stripped consumers of the ability to sue big companies. A 2023 Rhode Island federal ruling shows both the limits of state protection — and what's left when private lawsuits disappear.
A new national report finds Rhode Island renters need to earn $31.71 an hour to afford a typical two-bedroom apartment — nearly double the state's $16 minimum wage.
Rhode Island Energy has filed for new winter electricity rates effective October 1, 2026, but the actual proposed rate is currently shielded from public view under a protective order while regulators review it.
Sony's plan to stop producing physical game discs after January 2028 puts a hard date on a shift years in the making: buying a digital game gets you a revocable license, not ownership — and Rhode Island has no law requiring companies to say so.
A new Rhode Island law signed June 10 caps school lunch payment processing fees at 2% and requires every public school to offer at least one fee-free way to pay for meals.
