State Government Press Releases

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05/28/2020
Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced today that babies born to Rhode Island residents on May 29, 2020 will receive a $529 grant into a CollegeBound Saver account, Rhode Island's 529 college savings program. "It's a privilege to have the opportunity to congratulate new parents,
05/28/2020
Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Attorney General Peter F. Neronha have launched studentloanrightsri.com, a new website designed to help student loan borrowers understand their rights and provide access to resources to protect those rights. "Too many Rhode Islanders who have...
05/27/2020
The Rhode Island pension system earned more than $450 million from investments in the month of April as the Back to Basics investment strategy continues to provide growth and stability for Rhode Islanders through the Covid-19 crisis. April's performance is the most recent in a series of...
05/21/2020
The Rhode Island pension system outperformed the vast majority of its peers in the first quarter of 2020 according to new data released by Investment Metrics, formerly MSCI InvestorForce, the leading source of investment performance analytics for institutional investors. From January through...
05/12/2020
PROVIDENCE, RI-- General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today released the Rhode Island Treasury 2019 Annual Report, which outlines the positive impact of his Office's work to support small businesses, strengthen the State's pension system, protect student loan borrowers, support victims of domestic and...
04/22/2020
Rhode Island's pension system significantly outperformed benchmarks despite unrest in the global financial markets in March. In particular, Rhode Island's Crisis Protection allocation, introduced by Treasurer Magaziner in 2016 as one of a series of changes to the pension system's investment...
04/16/2020
Amid global reports of a "horrifying surge" in domestic violence, which is exacerbated by economic and social pressures caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, Rhode Island's Crime Victim Compensation Program (CVCP) can provide emergency relocation funds to victims of domestic violence, including...
03/17/2020
Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today announced measures he is taking to ensure that all Rhode Island Treasury departments remain open and operational, while taking commonsense precautions to contain the spread of COVID-19. "My team and I remain focused on ensuring safe and...
03/12/2020
Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Trillium Asset Management announced today that investors have secured an agreement from SBA Communications Corporation (SBA), a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, to expand disclosures relating to its...
03/02/2020
Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner will attend tomorrow's Rhode Island Student Loan Authority's training session to speak with college financial aid professionals about Treasury programs that assist students and families as they save for college, as well as Rhode Island's new Student Loan Bill...