https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/10/01/rhode-island-gov-ignores-foia-requests-cozy-contract/Rhode Island Gov Ignores FOIA Requests Over Cozy ContractLast time we checked in on Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island, she seemed to be in a bit of hot water. Thanks to some detailed investigative work by the Providence Journal, we learned of a plan where the Governor was awarding a 20-year contract to handle the state’s lottery system to IGT, the company that already ran the project. The problem was that the company’s performance had been seen as sub-par and they were getting this massive extension on a no-bid basis. Further, their former CEO was now a lobbyist with deep ties to the Governor herself.
It all stunk to high heaven and an ethics probe was begun. Meanwhile, journalists began filing FOIA requests to get all of the details as to how this sweet deal for IGT came about. Well, the clock has run out and the Governor has decided to simply not provide most of the requested documents.
Transparency? You don't get not steeeenking transparency!
