August 2, 2025

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RI lawmakers pass $14.3B budget, curbs on casino smoking, payday loans

House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 session in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state’s $14.3 billion budget

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Banking

Small Business Owners Need Banks That Think Beyond Banking

‏‏‎ ‎ Anna Hider   | ‏‏‎ President of Business Banking, KeyBank Small businesses are the heart of the U.S. economy. While many continue to succeed, today’s uncertain environment may require more tenacity and flexibility to thrive. From supply chain disruptions to rising costs, owners face tough decisions about how to grow, maintain status quo or

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Finance

Lawsuits battle for control of Jimmy Buffett’s $275 million estate

WATCH: Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach’s last new home The world’s first Jimmy Buffett-themed “55-and-older” active adult community recently sold its 3,73rd and final new home in Daytona Beach. “Margaritaville” icon Jimmy Buffett’s widow, Jane Buffett, is battling a co-trustee for control of the late singer’s estate. Jane Buffett said co-trustee Richard Mozenter has not acted

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Funds

Unclaimed funds in Ohio wanted by Browns could be yours. How to check

The Ohio Senate wants to use part of the state’s reported $3.7 billion in unclaimed funds to pay for the new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park, according to their budget proposal. Over $1 billion in unclaimed funds would be used to create a sports and cultural projects fund and $600 million of that would

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Investment

Google will invest $7B in Iowa, including new Cedar Rapids data center

Google will invest $7 billion to officially build a data center in Cedar Rapids and expand cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in its Council Bluffs complex, more than doubling its existing investment in Iowa. State and city leaders say the May 30 announcement positions Iowa and Cedar Rapids as leaders in delivering AI technology to

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Funds

Trump threatens funding cut to California over transgender athletes

Justice Department sues Maine over transgender athletes Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education over the state’s refusal to ban transgender athletes. President Donald Trump took aim at California, saying the state “illegally” allows men to play in women’s sports, referring to a transgender female student athlete in the state.

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Crypto

Protecting Your Crypto Assets Before Scammers Strike

William Jones  |  Contributor Even in 2025, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) receives more than 6,000 reports of crypto scams daily. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you or someone close to you has fallen victim. With losses totaling tens of billions each year due to digital fraud, the prospect of recovering stolen

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Crypto

New Hampshire Senate halts cryptocurrency deregulation bill

William Skipworth, New Hampshire Bulletin  |  New Hampshire Bulletin A bill aiming to deregulate cryptocurrency mining in New Hampshire and forbid local officials and state agencies from placing limits on the practice was set for a final vote Thursday before state senators sent it back to committee to give supporters time to work on it

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Loans

Interest rates for loans, mortgages aren’t falling. See when they might

If you’re wondering when interest rates on credit cards and car loans will start falling again, don’t hold you breath this week when the Federal Reserve’s policy committee meets. Interest-rate traders see little chance that the Fed will lower interest rates at the end of Wednesday’s meeting or the following one. That means Americans won’t

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Funds

DOGE cuts millions in funds for HIV research at Florida universities

Those working to end the HIV epidemic say this cut in funding will have a ‘devastating impact.’ Protesters against planned National Institutes of Health funding cuts The Trump administration’s push to slash funding at the National Institutes of Health has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. About $42 million of the terminated grants were

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