Article: Fitch Places State of Rhode Island GOs on Rating Watch Negative.

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has placed the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations' approximately $1.5 billion outstanding general obligation (GO) and related state appropriation-backed bonds on Rating Watch Negative, as follows:

Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, State of RI:

--State GO bonds 'AA';

--State lease participation certificates 'AA-'.

Rhode Island Refunding Bond Authority:

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