Ethics in Rhode Island on the Next A Lively Experiment (May 13 + 15, 2016)

Panel 
Dyana Koelsch – moderator
Ed Achorn - editor, The Providence Journal editorial pages
John Marion - executive director, Common Cause RI
RI State Senator James Sheehan - (D) Narragansett, North Kingstown, chairman of Senate Committee on Government Oversight
RI State Representative Joseph Shekarchi – (D) Warwick

Topics

• Ethics legislation - do these bills go far enough?
• Downfall of two leaders – City Council Majority Leader Kevin Jackson and Chairman House Finance Committee Ray Gallison 
• Transparency in Government 
• Governor’s approval rating

A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Fridays at 7 p.m., with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 p.m. on WSBE Learn (36.2), and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS.

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