New rules for Movie studios filming in the Ocean State

"Under the new rules — approved Wednesday by the House Finance Committee as part of the budget plan — credits would be doled out on a first-come, first-served basis to film companies which could then sell them to those looking to reduce one’s Rhode Island tax liability. Once the yearly allotment of credits has been used up, filmmakers will no longer be able to access them."

Full Story: Matinee idle Source: Providence Business News, June 13th, 2008 Author: Cynthia Needham