SC Senate votes to end state control of hospital expansions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina hospitals would no longer need state permission to...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina hospitals would no longer need state permission to...
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 Journal's 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 for ethical reform in Rhode Island state government." "A poll ... conducted by Alpha Research A...
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 House to demand reforms. From The Providence Journal's archives: "On January 5, 5,000 people g...