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.
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.
A federal antitrust settlement forces Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark to overhaul its pharmacy benefit practices, but offers no financial restitution for past harms.
Governor McKee signed legislation on June 23 allowing Rhode Island veterinarians to diagnose and prescribe over live video, a change the state's veterinary association opposed as a threat to animal safety.
As Massachusetts preps its August tax-free weekend, Rhode Island has again refused to follow — killing two sales tax holiday bills this session amid a new national report calling the policy costly and ineffective.
A new Rhode Island law raises the small claims counterclaim limit to $5,000, flattens filing and appeal fees to $75, and enables electronic appeals starting January 1, 2027 — correcting a five-year imbalance that had handcuffed defendants.
A new Rhode Island law forces utility companies to keep a physical customer service office in the state — but the statute requires only one location, and does not say where.
A new federal antitrust settlement forces John Deere to share its repair software with farmers, validating a years-long legislative battle playing out right now in the Rhode Island State House.
A federal settlement over alleged egg price-fixing forces three major producers to pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs. Sen. Jack Reed and anti-monopoly watchdogs call it a "soft-boiled" deal that fails to deter billion-dollar corporations.
