Tag: John Marion
R.I. elections keep adapting
John Marion | Common Cause Rhode Island executive director
Common Cause Rhode Island works on a variety of “good government” issues, none more important than...
R.I. judicial selection panel to weigh campaign contribution disclosures to applicants
The panel tasked with selecting Rhode Island’s judges on Tuesday will consider whether its members must disclose campaign contributions to judicial applicants and recuse...
Conservative business group’s multi-PAC strategy flops as General Assembly incumbents prevail
In contrast to the stunning primary day upsets in which Democratic challengers dethroned Rhode Island’s governor and the mayors of Providence and Pawtucket, every sitting state...
Are you concerned that about 3 in 5 General Assembly races...
This year, about three in five General Assembly races will have only one candidate on the ballot.
That’s up from 50% in 2024 and about...
R.I.’s inspector general taking shape, with limitations
Just over a month after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the fiscal 2027 budget creating Rhode Island’s first Office of Inspector General, government and...
Unopposed elections for General Assembly are a growing problem
The increasing number of Rhode Island legislators running unopposed this election season is raising concerns about an erosion of the democratic process and about...
Judge’s ruling pauses ethics probe of Shekarchi
A Superior Court judge has temporarily halted the R.I. Ethics Commission’s investigation into former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi’s application for a vacancy on...
Virginia education group files ethics complaint against R.I. Senate president
A Virginia-based organization known for mounting legal challenges to DEI initiatives and LGBTQ-inclusive school policies across the country has filed an ethics complaint against R.I....
Party leaders, lawmakers champion R.I. joining Super Tuesday states
How to recast Rhode Island’s reputation as a flyover state and increase turnout in presidential primary elections? Vote earlier.
Newly approved legislation sent to Gov. Daniel...
New cannabis chair tabbed, but delays remain
Seven months after the chairperson of the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission stepped down, Gov. Daniel J. McKee has found a replacement.
But his pick for...
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