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Dick Spies, Chair of the Board, refuses to answer questions

ProvPlan’s Chair Spies Refuses to Answer Questions About Financial Crimes

GoLocalProv News Team and Kate Nagle

Dick Spies, Chairman of the Board of the Providence Plan, is continuing to refuse to answer specific questions about when money was stolen from the organization, how much was stolen, what funders were impacted, and was there sufficient financial oversight by the Board.

According to ProvPlan, hundreds of thousands of dollars were stolen by the Finance Director and the organization claims that the theft was limited to one individual — Charles Denno.

 
 

NEW: Providence Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Michael Brier admitted this week that he under-reported $1.1 million of income and violated a federal court order.

GoLocalProv News Team

A Providence business owner has pled guilty to underreporting over a million dollars in income and violating a federal court order that had permanently barred...

NEW: Common Cause Renews Push for General Assembly Oversight

Common Cause is renewing its call to restore the Ethics Commissions' oversight powers over the General Assembly.

GoLocalProv News Team

After a 2009 Rhode Island Supreme Court decision stripped the Ethics Commission’s jurisdiction over the “core legislative acts” of members of the...

NEW: Mollis Warns RI Businesses of Direct Mail Scam

Don't be fooled by a letter from

GoLocalProv News Team

Rhode Island businesses need to be on the lookout for a direct-mail scam aimed at bilking them of $125. Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis released...

Do RI Voters Want to Decide Gay Marriage at the Polls?

Should Rhode Island voters decide gay marriage at the polls? One organization believes so and says 78 percent of the state agrees with them.

Paul J. Spetrini, GoLocalProv News Editor

It’s been a quiet few weeks in the battle over same sex marriage in Rhode Island but that doesn’t mean the...

Stage Set for Battle over Binding Arbitration for Teachers

A bill by Representative Anastasia Williams would mandate binding arbitration to settle disputes between school departments and teachers unions.

Paul J. Spetrini, GoLocalProv News Editor

What should be done when a school department and its local teachers’ union fail to reach a contract agreement? Should the teachers be allowed...

NEW: RI Gets $15M for Sandy-Related Road Repair

GoLocalProv News Team

One week after it was announced that Rhode Island will receive $3.2 million in federal funds to assist in recovery efforts following last October’s...

New: State Reps Want Feds to Weigh in on Sakonnet Bridge Tolls

GoLocalProv News Team

The topic of a toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge has sparked a furious debate among residents in the East Bay area and now four...

NEW: Moreau Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison

GoLocalProv News Team

Three months after pleading guilty to corruption charges for awarding a no-bid contract to a longtime friend and political supporter in exchange for a discounted...

RI Congressional Delegation Pledge to Fight for Pell Grant Funding

As the federal Pell Grant program stabilizes financially, a debate over its future looms in Washington.

Paul J. Spetrini, GoLocalProv News Editor

A battle is brewing in Washington over funding for the Federal Pell Grant student aid program and the four members of Rhode Island’s...

video: Nuns and Brother Flash Mob at Mercymount

GoLocalProv News Team

Mercymount Country Day School was the unlikely site for a "flash mob" executed by Nuns, a Brother, and lay teachers.

NEW: Two More Storms On The Way To Rhode Island

Just when we thought it was over... two more storms are on their way toward Rhode Island. So get ready. Photo: Jef Nickerson/flickr.

John Ghiorse, GoLocalProv Meteorologist

Here we go again? Well, not exactly, but there will be some winter weather action in our future over the next week or so--first on...

Is RI’s Economy on the Rebound?

Rhode Island's economy picked up steam in a big way during December of last year.

Paul J. Spetrini, GoLocalProv News Editor

Rhode Island’s unemployment rate may still be one of the worst in the nation but, according to a new report, the state&rsquo...

poll: How Did the City of Providence Do in Snow Removal?

GoLocalProv News Team

The weekend storm left more than 2 feet in some areas and the response to the City of Providence's clean up has been mixed. A...

NEW: Chafee Has Asked FEMA to Evaluate Storm Damage

GoLocalProv News Team

As the state continues to dig itself out of last weekend’s mammoth blizzard, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has reportedly asked the Federal...

NEW: RIPTA Beginning Gradual Reopening Following Storm

GoLocalProv News Team

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is slowly beginning to dig its way out of the blizzard of 2013. RIPTA announced today that it has...

NEW: Another Week, Another Rise in Gas Prices in RI

GoLocalProv News Team

Gas Prices in Rhode Island are quickly approaching $4 per gallon and there doesn’t appear to be any relief in sight. A week after...

RI PowerPlayer: Angus Davis

Swipely founder and CEO Angus Davis had played a key role in keeping his Providence-based company growing and expanding each quarter.

GoLocalProv News Team

Every Monday, GoLocalProv.com shines the spotlight on one individual who you may not know that is making a large impact on Rhode Island. This...

LISTEN: RI Economy on the Rebound?

Rhode Island’s unemployment rate may still be one of the worst in the nation but, according to a new report, the state&rsquo...

NEW: URI Closed Monday

The University of Rhode Island will be closed on Monday, February 11.

NEW: National Grid Claims Majority of Outages To Be Restored Monday

GoLocalProv News Team

  National Grid expects to have the vast majority of its Rhode Island customers back online by midnight on Monday. Leaving tens of thousands without....

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