A $25-million settlement resulting from a class-action suit brought against various drug companies by the attorneys general of 22 states for alleged vitamin price-fixing will mean $115,000 for Rhode Island, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch announced... Full Article at Providence Journal

PROVIDENCE — In the days since Governor Carcieri vetoed a bill that would have given domestic partners the right to make funeral decisions for each other, all of the potential candidates to replace him — except Republican Rory Smith — have said they... Full Article at Providence Journal

Despite his less than stellar fundraising performance in the last quarter, former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee says his “exploratory campaign” for governor is alive and well after a major cost-cutting move, and he has poll results that show him with a... Full Article at Providence Journal

The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch for accepting a $428 plane ticket from the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) for a conference in New Orleans last year. Full Article at Providence Journal

PROVIDENCE — Calling Rhode Island a state that has taxed and spent its way to economic disaster, businessman Riordon B. Smith announced Wednesday that he is running for governor. Full Article at Providence Journal