Tag: James Thorsen
Former state director settles ethics complaint for $5K
PROVIDENCE – A former state director has agreed to settle a state ethics complaint for $5,000 tied to his alleged bad behavior during a...
Was Gov. Daniel J. McKee right not to move forward with...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on July 17 announced that the state is no longer considering a plan by a Philadelphia-based urban development and design...
Without fanfare, Scout reviving former factory
John Rosenwinkel needed space to grow.
A founding member of the nonprofit PVD Bike Collective, Rosenwinkel began hearing about a developer of a repurposed building...
McKee administration must reprioritize public’s interest
It should not have taken months for the McKee administration to investigate the details of the now-infamous March business trip to Philadelphia by two...
Did Gov. Daniel J. McKee properly handle allegations of inappropriate behavior...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on June 15 announced that David Patten, the state property director accused of inappropriate behavior during a March business trip,...
R.I. official at center of controversial Philadelphia trip resigns
PROVIDENCE – David Patten, the state property director who is accused of inappropriate behavior by a real estate developer in Philadelphia during a business...
E-911 service facing staffing shortage
PROVIDENCE – The state’s 911 emergency telephone service has not been spared from the lack of adequate staffing that has challenged government agencies statewide,...