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From yesterday’s Newport Daily News:

For the first time, Rhode Island could make public corruption a felony charge by passing the Government Integrity and Public Accountability Bill of 2008, as proposed by Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch.

If enacted, the bill would create a new chapter of law entitled Crimes Against the Public Trust, which would make “theft of honest services” a criminal offense and allow the state to vigorously prosecute those violating the public trust.

Jim Baron has the scoop on Lynch’s bill, which is being sponsored in the House by Rep. Peter Kilmartin.

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