A good government group says a grand jury probe of Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s 2016 re-election campaign could deliver what it calls overdue accountability. But Mattiello’s campaign downplays the matter, and says the issue has already been settled.
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RI Republicans Call For Independent Study To Analyze Competing Claims by IGT And Twin River
Gov. Raimondo supports an extension for IGT, and her administration says the issue has been studied enough already.
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Fall River City Council Hires Boston Law Firm To Enforce Order To Oust Mayor
The Fall River City Council voted Wednesday night to hire a Boston law firm and enforce the temporary removal of its mayor Jasiel Correia.
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Following Second Indictment Of Mayor, Fall River Could Re-Write The Role Entirely
The Fall River City Council could vote Tuesday on a proposal to radically change the role of mayor. That comes just days after the second federal indictment of the current mayor, Jasiel Correia. He faces charges of bribery, extortion, wire and tax fraud. The amendment to the city charter would do away with the current governing […]
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Mayor’s Indictment Highlights Concerns Over Marijuana Industry
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia’s indictment on charges of bribery and extortion of local marijuana businesses has cast a spotlight on how such shops are approved. Recreational marijuana shops in Massachusetts get state licenses, but need municipal approval as well, in the form of a letter of non-opposition and a host community agreement, according to […]
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Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Arrested For Allegedly Extorting Marijuana Vendors
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, who’s already under indictment for wire and tax fraud, was arrested Friday for allegedly conspiring to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from marijuana companies, according to the FBI’s Boston office. The FBI said Correia’s former chief of staff, Genoveva Andrade, also was arrested on extortion and bribery charges.The office […]
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Political Roundtable: Newberry On Schools, Express Train To Boston And RI’s Slumping Gambling Revenue
Rhode Island state Rep. Brian Newberry (R-North Smithfield) joins Political Roundtable to discuss the state’s slumping gambling revenue, the outlook for an express train between Boston and Providence, and the quest to improve Providence schools.
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RI Health Centers Will Comply With New Title X Rule
The new federal rule restricts what doctors can tell their patients about abortion providers.
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Neronha: Investigators Collecting Video And Statements On Wyatt Incident
Investigators reviewing an incident at the Wyatt Detention Center are focused on collecting statements and reviewing video of the episode, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Thursday. Video footage shows a corrections officer, identified by Wyatt as Captain Thomas Woodworth, driving a pickup truck into a group of protesters attempting to block the prison […]
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Political Roundtable: Fenton On Mass Shootings & Whether She’ll Run For Mayor In Cranston
GOP activist Barbara Ann Fenton, the first lady of Cranston, joins Political Roundtable to discuss the recent mass shootings and whether she will run for mayor of Cranston next year.
