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• Massachusetts' Revenue Commissioner says the recent sales tax increase has worked, and is saving the Bay state from larger deficits. [Boston Herald]

• First Premier Bank is actually offering a credit card with an interest rate of 79.9%. It's apparently legal. [AP via Google]

• State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill and the executive director of the Massachusetts State Lottery, Mark J. Cavanagh, have amassed "unusually high" legal expenses while fighting a lawsuit alleging they exchanged campaign contributions for state contracts. [Boston Globe]

Rhode Island is a nice, plucky state. Bostonist loves to have the Ocean State in our neighborhood. It beats having Florida's panhandle on the southern border. But, recent headlines emanating from Rhode Island have resulted in a resounding "HUH?" from this Bostonist. Rhode Island is having an identity crisis and it's time for an intervention. more ›