PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 12 -- The Economic Progress Institute issued the following news release: * * * "When Is It Going to Stop?" Advocates Renew Annual Appeal to Bar Storefront Payday Lenders from Charging Usurious 260% Interest Rates in RI PROVIDENCE, RI: Advocates who have sought to repeal a law that has allowed storefront payday lenders to charge usurious, 260% interest rates to vulnerable Rhode Island borrowers since the mid-2000s renewed their appeal today at the State House.   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 11 -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Balancing Energy Costs & Climate Goals Along the East Coast, state lawmakers are now grappling with the challenge of balancing ambitious energy goals with rising utility rates for consumers. In Rhode Island and Maryland, this balancing act has taken center stage, with lawmakers recently offering up two approaches for addressing energy affordability. In Rhode Island, Senator Todd M. Patalano has  more

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Gun Violence Survivors and Gun Safety Advocates Gather at Statehouse to Urge Passage of Legislation to Get Assault Weapons Out of Our Communities PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Yesterday, volunteers with the Rhode Island chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, met with lawmakers to urge the passage of legislation th  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest On CARB's Advanced Clean Truck Rule And Impact In Other States The California Air Resources Board's Advanced Clean Truck Rule has been adopted by ten other states across the country. Rules in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington took effect with the 2025 model year. Meanwhile, rules in Vermont will take effect with the 2026 model year, and those i  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research posted the following news: * * * Public Comments: Rhode Island's Modified Risk Tobacco Tax Bill Arlington, VA -- The American Consumer Institute (ACI) submitted public comments on H. 5770 and S. 0417, "An Act Relating to Taxation--Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Tax," currently under consideration in Rhode Island. This legislation would reduce taxes by 75 percent on tobacco pr  more