Common Cause Rhode Island is set to host its annual Champions of Democracy Celebration on Thursday, October 10, at The Guild in Pawtucket. Virginia Kase Solomón, the President and CEO of Common Cause, will open the event with remarks on the state of American democracy.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Ocean State Today shows that Rhode Island is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.
With $410,982 in issued loans, Rhode Island ranked 12th for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2023, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.
The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 135 home loans totaling $58.7 million in Rhode Island during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
As of August 2024, Rhode Island experienced a 17.2% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.3% increase.
There were 86 VA home purchase loans issued in Rhode Island in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $39.6 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The VA issued 17 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Rhode Island during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
On September 18, Common Cause Rhode Island sent a letter to Ken McGill, City Registrar for the City of Pawtucket, and the Pawtucket Board of Canvassers warning them about violations of the Voting Rights Act’s language access requirements during the September 10 primary election.
There were 86 VA home purchases in Rhode Island in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2024, totaling $39.6 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The first quarter brought in $320 million in individual income tax revenue for Rhode Island, a 20.6% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
An analysis by Ocean State Today shows that, following President Biden's new Title IX protections in April 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” Rhode Island is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls' high school sports.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 135 home loans in Rhode Island, totaling $58.7 million, during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The VA issued 17 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Rhode Island during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, compared to one loan the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
As of July 2024, Rhode Island experienced a 17% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.2% increase.
The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Rhode Island during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $413,102, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Ocean State Today shows that Rhode Island is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.