Legislative Ethics

Christopher Maselli, a former state senator from Johnston who spent two years in federal prison for bank fraud, has been working on behalf of the state judiciary over the past year as a bail commissioner. The discovery of his criminal record brought a swift reaction from several of the communities where he has been working.

Rhode Island General Assembly hearings must be announced at least 48 hours ahead of time, which is supposed to give the public a heads up. On Monday afternoon, one legislative commission barely beat that deadline with an announcement it would take testimony on the line-item veto at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

Consitutional Convention and coverage of state ethics from Common Cause Rhode Island

Invitation from Common Cause Rhode Island

Government officials using state funds for trips in Common Cause Rhode Island

Common Cause and Operation Clean Government called on Governor Chafee to reconsider his recent appointment of a police chief to the Rhode Island Ethics Commission