Ethics Commission dismisses Lawson complaint; probe of GOP whip launched

THE R.I. ETHICS COMMISSION ON TUESDAY dismissed a complaint against Senate President Valarie J. Lawson over her votes on legislation affecting public-sector unions and charter schools. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Senate President Valarie J. Lawson over her votes on legislation affecting public-sector unions and charter schools. Emerging from Executive Session, Chairman Lauren Jones said four of the five commissioners present found that the complaint against Lawson “does not state facts that, if true,

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