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Fitz's Hits: Restore state Ethics Commission power; appoint members to North Providence ethics panel

The Coalition for Ethics Reform formed last week to push for a state constitutional amendment that would restore full Ethics Commission jurisdiction over state legislators...

Ethical challenges need oversight if R.I. is to improve reputation

Last week Providence Business News spoke with House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, and a major theme of the question-and-answer cover story involved how the speaker was planning on dealing with the legislature's reputation for having ethically challenged members...

Leaders finally back ethics

It took far too long - seven years...

Passage of ethics reform great news for R.I.

Nine days ago, the General Assembly finally passed leislation to give the Ethics Commission jusrisdiction over the 113 members of the Rhode Island House and Senate...