RI ethics rule limits Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals CEO’s interactions with state officials

Former Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest should avoid talking business with his former colleagues, as well as other state officials, for the first year in his new, private-sector gig, according to a recommendation unanimously adopted by the Rhode Island Ethics Commission Tuesday. The seven-page opinion answers the question posed by Charest, […]

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