Tag: Common Cause Rhode Island
Was the R.I. Ethics Commission right to tighten limits on gifts...
The R.I. Ethics Commission voted to place stricter limits on gifts that public officials can take from lobbyists. But a second vote raised the...
R.I. Ethics Commission votes to tighten lobbyist definition, but increase gift...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission has voted to place stricter limits on gifts that public officials can take from lobbyists, following concerns raised...
Can Pryor start as commerce secretary without Senate consent? Legal interpretations...
PROVIDENCE – It was no surprise that Gov. Daniel J. McKee nominated Stefan Pryor to return as the state's next secretary of commerce, a...
R.I. Ethics Commission proposes political gift limit increase, lobbyist ban
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission is asking for the public's input on a set of proposals to double the amount of gift limits...
Ethics panel: R.I. Senate President Valarie Lawson can lead Chamber despite...
Rhode Island’s ethics code does not explicitly prevent Senate President Valarie Lawson from leading the Chamber while also heading one of the state teachers...
New Senate leadership taking own path on McKee raises
The General Assembly's handling of Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal for significant raises for nearly a dozen of his cabinet members has highlighted a...
Elections board prepares to revamp R.I.’s aging campaign finance software. It...
Twenty-three years is young for a person. But for a software system, it’s ancient.
That’s why Rhode Island election administrators are pushing to rejuvenate the...
Ciccone can vote on assault weapons ban, other gun bills, R.I....
Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone’s side business selling guns out of his house does not prevent him from discussing and voting on an assault-style weapons...
After winning over House for second year, fate of election deepfakes...
ChatGPT was hardly a household name when Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski first pitched state regulations limiting artificial intelligence in elections in January 2024.
Seventeen months later, the AI-powered...
Historic succession process looms in R.I. with Ruggerio’s death
PROVIDENCE – The death of Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, not only leaves a void in the 4th District he represented for...
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