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SENATE LEADERSHIP EXERCISES AN UNDEMOCRATIC STYLE OF GOVERNANCE

Operation Clean Government (OCG) has posted a video on You Tube of the June 1st Senate session when Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed and Majority Leader Daniel Connors used “bully tactics” to squash a floor vote on a controversial bill sponsored by Senator Marc Cote, (D), Woonsocket and cosponsored by 18 members of the Senate. Viewers will have the opportunity to witness the RI Senate leadership abuse their power in the closing days of the 2010 legislative session.

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OCG PRESIDENT LARRY VALENCIA RESIGNS; BOARD NAMES MARIE SORMAN PRESIDENT

The Board of Directors of Operation Clean Government (OCG) is pleased to announce that Marie Sorman, a former OCG Vice-President and Board Member, as well as the chairperson of OCG's last two very successful Candidate Schools in 2008 and 2010, has been elected to complete the unexpired term of President Larry Valencia, effective today. Mr. Valencia, a Commercial Lines Consultant with Woodmansee Insurance in Richmond, resigned from the position to run for State Representative for District 39 (Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond). He has served as OCG President since June 2009.

"I've greatly enjoyed my time as President of this unique and storied organization. This past year we've conducted a very successful Candidate School, we've strengthened our Board, increased support for our tremendous award-winning cable show State of the State, worked more closely with other good government groups, and provided an increased lobbying effort at the General Assembly," said outgoing President Larry Valencia. "I'm staying on the OCG Board until November to help provide Marie with continuity and guidance. Having worked closely with Marie, I know she'll do an outstanding job as OCG President," Valencia added.

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OCG LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP, JUNE 2010

As the French said years ago: The more things change, the more they stay the same. That applies to the 2009-2010 Rhode Island General Assembly. Even though Senate President Montalbano left, and Speaker Murphy stepped down, the new leaders replacing them gave OCG the same result: none of OCG’s legislative priorities passed.

The new leadership, just like the old, also presided over a mad rush to adjourn during the last days of the session, amending and passing many bills with minimal opportunity for the public, or even rank and file legislators, to review or provide input.

The biggest disappointment was the Ethics reform bills (S2391 Lenihan, H7357 Fox) to allow voters to re-establish Ethics Commission conflict of interest oversight over the General Assembly. Though H7357 passed the House overwhelmingly, 67–5, it, and S2391, both died in the Senate Committee on Constitutional & Regulatory Issues, chaired by Senator Goodwin.

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