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Money & Influence 11.14.2023

$182K loan, ethics filings tie Woonsocket mayor to developer in controversial land deal

Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt's controversial $1.1 million land deal is under scrutiny.

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Ethics & Accountability 08.17.2023

After signature review, state elections panel affirms Matos’ place on ballot

No "obvious pattern of fraud," says RI Board of Elections.

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Voting & Elections 08.16.2023

NBC 10 talks with John Marion about signature matching

Marion discusses lessons that can be learned from the recent signature matching scandal.

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Ethics & Accountability 07.28.2023

Ethics Commission will investigate McKee’s ‘free lunch’ with lobbyist. What to know.

Executive director John Marion's comment on the ethics probe recently launched by the State Ethics Commission into Gov. Dan McKee's January lunch with controversial lobbyists.

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Ethics & Accountability 07.6.2023

Providence Councilman Juan Pichardo to pay $3k for campaign finance violations

John Marion talks to the Globe about Providence Councilman Juan Pichardo's failure to report and misreporting of $20,000 in campaigns funds and expenditures.

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