Ethics Commission to appeal ruling on Shekarchi Supreme Court bid

FORMER HOUSE Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi’s bid for a seat on the R.I. Supreme Court is the subject of an appeal by the R.I. Ethics Commission. / PBN FILE PHOTO / ELIZABETH GRAHAM

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission will appeal a Superior Court ruling that allowed former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi to pursue a seat on the R.I. Supreme Court without violating the state’s Code of Ethics. On Tuesday, commissioners voted 4-1 to authorize Executive Director and Chief Prosecutor Jason Gramitt and the commission’s attorneys to

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