Tag: Common Cause Rhode Island
Shekarchi will be 1 of 5 interviewed for R.I. Supreme Court...
Former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has made the cut for a formal interview to join the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Following two hours behind...
House Speaker Shekarchi will step down to seek R.I. Supreme Court...
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi plans to step down to pursue the R.I. Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Associate...
Clock starts to fill vacancy on R.I. Supreme Court. Will the...
The search is officially on for a new associate justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on April 3 sent the...
Money isn’t everything in gubernatorial race
A recent poll examining the race for the Democratic nomination for governor next year found that 29% of likely primary voters would vote for...
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...
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