Tag: R.I. Ethics Commission
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....
Shekarchi’s bid to dismiss ethics complaint denied
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission is moving forward with a complaint challenging former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi’s bid for a seat on the...
R.I. Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest to stay on
Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest isn’t retiring after all.
At least, not on July 3, as Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s office...
Ethics Commission votes to investigate complaint on Shekarchi’s judicial bid
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission voted on Tuesday to investigate a complaint alleging that former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi violated the state's...
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...
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...
Ex-cabinet member Jim Thorsen tells his side of Philadelphia story
Former state administration director Jim Thorsen swore under oath to the Rhode Island Ethics Commission Tuesday that he never saw the croissants and cold...
McKee fires top cabinet official after payroll system blunders
PROVIDENCE – Citing a series of administrative blunders, Gov. Daniel J. McKee fired R.I. Department of Administration Director Jonathan Womer.
Womer’s, who submitted his resignation...
Hearing slated for former state official accused of ethical misconduct in...
PROVIDENCE – A former state official accused of ethical misconduct during a now-infamous business trip to Philadelphia in 2023 will have a hearing before...
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