NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following state of Rhode Island ratings: –State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (RI) general obligation (GO) bonds at ‘AA’; –Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘AA’; –RI certificates of participation at ‘AA-‘; –RI Convention Center Authority revenue bonds at ‘AA-‘; –RI Economic Development Corporation (now the Commerce Corporation) revenue bonds – historic structures tax credit financing program series 2009A at ‘AA-‘. The Rat