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Jan Yamane was deeply unpopular as the acting state auditor, according to a state investigative report, but she's a hit with the Honolulu Ethics Commission.

At a Wednesday committee meeting, city council members weighed an ordinance sponsored by council member Paige Van Wirt that seeks to limit council members’ ability to be influenced by outside interests.

Bethlehem city council may soon approve an anti-conflict of interest ordinance, nearly five years after the body rejected a sweeping, comprehensive set of ethics measures.

Members of key state boards must disclose their finances to the public. If a new law is passed, they would still need to disclose the sources of income and debts and what they own, but not the amounts and values.

The year: 1992.  The credit-union crisis had consumed the state. Corruption made regular headlines. Thousands had descended on the State House to demand reforms. From The Providence Journals archives: "On January 5, 5,000 people gathered at their churches and proceeded to the State House to express support for a package of legislation ... to bring ethics back to Rhode Island government."  "On April 27, over 650 people ... convened at McVinney Auditorium in Providence to reiterate the call...

Political Scene: Has the revolving door reopened to state lawmakers? Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal © Providence Journal File The Rhode Island State House PROVIDENCE — Out of scandal came the "revolving door" law that was supposed to stop Rhode Island legislators from leaping directly from the State House into plum state jobs. The year: 1992.  The credit-union crisis had consumed the state. Corruption made regular headlines. Thousands had descended on the State...

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Arthel: youre right. these allegations are very personal, they are going to get very political very fast with an eye on november 2018. how will lawmakers punish when and where warranted and excuse in cases of valid vimed case? vindication? >> right. so some would argue that there already is a way to punish them, its the ethics commission. its, you know, by paying off, essentially, women or men who have come forward and alleged harassment. but i think what were seeing now in public discourse is t...

Should look at this report? because we still need to know if lawmakers are taking advantage of our taxpayer money but we dont want them disadvantaged because their families live in districts that they serve. >> that is really good point. members, when theyre in the position where they are representing a district, they have people coming to them and asking them for help. and so when in the era of earmarks which, there is temporary moratorium at this point and an effort to permanently ban them has...