Author: Rhode IslandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
General Laws of Rhode Island
Author: Rhode IslandWest's General Laws of Rhode Island Annotated
Author: Rhode IslandGeneral Laws of Rhode Island, 1956
Author: Rhode IslandSECRETS and SCANDALS
Author: H. Philip WestPublisher:
ISBN: 9780990629306
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 799
Book Description
Between 1986 and 2006 Rhode Island ran a gauntlet of scandals that exposed corruption and aroused public rage. Protesters marched on the State House. Coalitions formed to fight for systemic changes. Under intense public pressure, lawmakers enacted historic laws and allowed voters to amend defects in the state's constitution. Since colonial times, the state legislature had wielded vast executive powers. Even judges remained vulnerable. No one could forget that on a single day in 1935 the General Assembly sacked the entire Supreme Court. Without constitutional checks and balances, citizens suffered under single party control. Republicans ruled during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; Democrats held sway from the 1930s into the twenty-first century. In their eras of unchecked control, both parties became corrupt. SECRETS & SCANDALS tells the inside story of events that shook a culture of corruption and finally brought separation of powers in 2004. No single leader, no political party, no organization could have converted betrayals of public trust into historic reforms. But when citizen coalitions connected with dedicated public officials to address systemic failures, government changed. Three times--in 2002, 2008, and 2013--Chicago's Better Government Association scored state laws that promote integrity, accountability, and government transparency. Rhode Island ranked second twice and first in 2013--largely because of reforms reported in SECRETS & SCANDALS.
West's General Laws of Rhode Island Annotated
Author: Rhode IslandLabor and Employment in Rhode Island
Author: Jeffrey L. HirschPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
General Laws of Rhode Island, 1956
Author: Rhode IslandCongressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
Rhode Island Real Estate Basics
Author: Dearborn TradePublisher: Dearborn Real Estate
ISBN: 9780793158355
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Public Laws of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Author: Rhode IslandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 1804
Book Description