Rhode Island

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The estimated tab for Hurricane Irene's fury is already in the billions of dollars. If you're among those who have property damage, proceed with caution -- you don't want to get hit again, this time by home repair companies that jack up their prices, do a poor job, or walk away before the work is finished.

For Central Falls, Rhode Island, whose motto is ironically "A City with A Bright Future," the tough economy has proved too much to bear. Local regulators had to make the tough decision Monday to file for Chapter 9. Could other municipalities follow suit?

A lobsterman caught a 1 in 30 million yellow lobster last week in Narragansett Bay's East Passage off the coast of Newport, R.I., and this one will be avoiding a steamy fate. "I thought, holy cow, this is unusual," Denny Ingram told the Providence Journal. "No one else around here has ever seen...

When California Treasurer Bill Lockyer sought a $7 billion federal loan guarantee from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in May, it was a clear indication that states, and not just financial institutions, were struggling mightily to find firm fiscal footing in the face of the Great Recession....

New Jersey often plays second fiddle to neighboring New York, but a new survey of the 50 U.S. states shows the Garden State bested New York in having the least favorable tax climate for business. It's the second consecutive year New Jersey has finished dead last, according to the 2010 State...

Providence, R.I. Mayor David Cicilline wants to place a $150-per semester tax on students at the city's private colleges, which include Brown, Providence College, Johnson & Wales University and the Rhode Island School of Design. "It's really about a shared commitment to the well-being of your...

Rhode Island may be the smallest U.S. state, but it's in big economic trouble. At 10.3 percent, its unemployment rate is the second-highest in the country, trailing only embattled Michigan. It is at the epicenter of a nationwide surge in mortgage fraud. And, new research shows, its companies are...

Which state had the worst unemployment last year? No surprise -- Michigan with an 8.4% unemployment rate. But what is a bit surprising from the recent figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics is that Rhode Island was second behind Michigan and its out-of-work auto workers, with 7.8%...