Tag: John Marion
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...
Ethics panel moves forward with rule change to subject lobbyists to...
The R.I. Ethics Commission voted Tuesday to pursue changing state rules to include lobbyists among those who are banned from giving gifts over $25...
Will more Washington Bridge hearings help?
December marked the one-year anniversary of the failure of the Washington Bridge, and General Assembly leaders are planning a January retrospective. Again.
House Speaker K....
Common Cause R.I. alleges continued voters’ rights violations in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET – Months after resolving a federal lawsuit concerning alleged voters' rights violations, Pawtucket is once again in hot water over accessibility at the...
A little more than 1% of R.I. voters have cast early...
It’s been nine days since Rhode Island voters could begin voting ahead of the Sept. 10 primary elections, but few have actually done so.
As...
Appeal of state’s $15B Medicaid contract highlights secrecy of process
It’s hard to make a case without all the facts.
Which is why the two health insurance companies denied a piece of the state’s $15.5 billion, five-year...
Is holding an R.I. constitutional convention a danger?
As Rhode Island undertakes its once-a-decade tradition of deliberating whether the state should hold a constitutional convention, a unified opposition and scattered proponents have...
The wait for accountability on Washington Bridge debacle gets longer, but...
For months, a full-scale accounting of the failure of the Washington Bridge has been out of reach for the general public.
Now some are questioning...
Ethics panel launches investigation into corrections department director
Less than two weeks into the job, R.I.'s Department of Corrections director is under investigation by the state ethics panel.
The R.I. Ethics Commission voted...
Constitutional conventions: A relic of old or a chance for reform?...
Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the state constitution?
The state’s House of Representatives Monday unanimously approved two resolutions sponsored by Judiciary...
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