AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoConsumer Protection: Rhode Island’s AG Tim Griffin joined a $694 million multistate settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance, requiring stronger disclosures and limits on risky lending practices. Elections & Voting Security: The Rhode Island Department of State warned voters about a suspicious text claiming to be voter registration and urged people to verify at vote.ri.gov or call the Elections Division. Local Governance: Providence voters will decide in November whether the city should divest from countries accused of severe human rights abuses, after a citizen-led ballot drive. Labor & Public Sector: An arbitrator ruled Rhode Island’s T.F. Green airport officials lacked cause to fire a union leader, ordering reinstatement and back pay, though a related lawsuit still looms. Housing & Economic Strain: A new United Way of Rhode Island report highlights ALICE households—working families who still can’t afford basics—using local examples from Newport County and beyond. Municipal Operations: Westerly’s council is pushing to move more official notices online, including potentially ordinance text, if voters approve a charter change. Public Safety: A Westerly man was sentenced to more than eight years for a DUI crash that killed a pedestrian in 2023.
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