AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoConsumer Finance Crackdown: Rhode Island’s AG Griffin is part of a $694 million multistate settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance, aimed at predatory lending practices and including cash and debt relief plus new consumer-protection requirements. Housing & Cost Pressures: A United Way of Rhode Island report finds about 43% of households can’t cover basic living costs, highlighting the ALICE reality of working families squeezed by housing, food, and health expenses. Local Government Modernization: Westerly is pushing to move more official notices online, including potentially posting full legal ad text on the town website if voters approve a charter change. Tech & Business Risk: LeaseRunner argues that as portable tenant screening reports become regulated, the underlying data model matters as much as the standardized format—an issue for landlords and renters alike. Energy & Industry: Revolution Wind hit a major construction milestone with all 65 offshore turbines installed, moving toward commercial operation later this year. Workforce & Labor: An arbitrator ruled RI’s T.F. Green airport union leader should be reinstated with back pay after being fired without just cause, though litigation still shapes the final outcome.
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