RI Attorney General ’06
In today’s edition, the Projo runs its dueling articles on Patrick Lynch and Bill Harsch, this year’s candidates for Rhode Island Attorney General. Though other issues are discussed, each aricle devotes an ample amount of space to the Station fire and the Derderian trial. On its face, Attorney General Lynch’s description of the events leading…
Bill Harsch, Republican candidate for Attorney General, has sent out a letter detailing actions he would take if elected with regards to The Station fire…A complete review of the original state criminal case as well as the indictment and prosecution of all parties including town officials responsible for the events of February 20 , 2003;The…
Republican candidate for Attorney General William Harsch has released his four-point plan for attacking public corruption if elected Attorney General… The formation of a Public Corruption Unit within the Attorney General’s Office. Stiffer penalties for public officials convicted in corruption cases. Creation of a Joint Commission on Election Fraud with the Secretary of State’s Office.…
According to Edward Fitzpatrick in the Projo, Attorney General Candidate Bill Harsch has complained to the state Board of Elections about incomplete campaign finance reports filed by current Attorney General Patrick Lynch…J. William W. Harsch, the Republican candidate for attorney general, yesterday sent a complaint to the state Board of Elections, accusing Democratic Attorney General…
According to Edward Fitzpatrick in today’s Projo, Attorney General Candidates Patrick Lynch and Bill Harsch have agreed upon a schedule of three debates…Friday, October 20, WPRO-AM (The Dan Yorke Show)Sunday, October 22, WPRI-TV (CBS 12)Sunday, November 5, WJAR-TV (NBC 10)
(Heads Up–or Nota Bene for the cultured sort–Andrew and I were obviously working the same story and posted them within 1 minute of each other. This proves we Anchor Rising Contributors don’t collude!!!! I kept my post up because of the wonderfully witty and pithy observations….but I did truncate most of it to the “extended”…
I know there’s no way to explain anything comprehensively in the “letter to the editor” format. Still, Thomas Sager‘s letter in today’s Projo concerning the questionable charitable contributions made by DuPont as part of the Rhode Island lead paint case leaves a significant gap in the story. Mr. Sager, the chief litigation counsel for DuPont,…
Michelle Smith of the Associated Press (via Boston.com) is reporting on yet another suspicious insider relationship related to DuPont’s release from liability in the Rhode Island lead paint case…When the state dropped DuPont Co. from its sweeping lawsuit against former makers of lead paint last year, one of the terms was that DuPont would donate…
There is a new development in the Rhode Island lead paint case. Last summer, Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch dropped DuPont as a defendant in the case in return for DuPont agreeing to donate $12,500,000 to various charities. However, not all of the charities involved in the DuPont “understanding” (DuPont doesn’t want it called…
Suppose the electric company offered you a rate cut. Would you answer…“Yes, I’ll take it”, or“No thank you, I’d prefer that my rates be stable instead of low”.Bill Harsch, candidate for Rhode Island Attorney General, wants you to know that this question is not a hypothetical one, because the State of Rhode Island has determined…