[Summit] Gordon Fox is gone

[commonsense02906 at mail.com]

Good Neighbor,
you are correct. It is the corruption of our elected officials or the lack of financial or economic knowledge or care like Senator Goldin (who only got into office by political trickery by Rhoda Perry). That is causing our unnecessarily high and unsupportable taxes. Make no mistake: the disadvantages in our community are not benefiting from our high taxes. Do not be smug.

 Tavares initiated an economic development committee (mentioned in the ProJo in past couple of days) to address the mess Providence is in with a 16% unemployment rate and a structural pension failure. Legislative grants are, of course Payola. Who's next to fall? 

>From the January 17, 2014 Providence  Journal:

In Jackson’s case, Thornton said he found that groups were donating to the councilman’s campaign even though his filings never showed any fundraising activity.

Thornton said a review of campaign finance filings from other political organizations shows that Jackson should have received at least $4,905 in donations that were never reflected in his filings.

Thornton said the board’s staff requested bank records and other financial documents to conduct a review. But Jackson, who was previously ordered by a Superior Court judge to pay the board $23,150 in a case dealing with other campaign finance violations, has not responded.

Finally, the elections board approved a campaign finance-related settlement with state Sen. Harold Metts, D-Providence.

According to the settlement, Metts acknowledges that his campaign failed to report $14,000 in donations and $12,000 in expenses from 2006-2013.

He has since appointed a new campaign treasurer and amended all previously filed reports. Metts also agrees to pay $250 out of his own pocket, forfeit $1,175 from his campaign account and submit additional financial documents through 2014, or else face an additional $750 fine, according to Thornton.