Representative-Elect Lyle Calls for Independent Commission on 38 Studios

Representative-Elect Lyle Calls for Independent Commission on 38 Studios

Representative-Elect Jack Lyle (R-District 46) joined GoLocal News Editor Kate Nagle on LIVE, where he spoke to asking  Attorney General-Elect Peter Neronha to be open a commission to investigate the "who, what, where, when, and hows of the infamous 38 Studios blunder."

“It is readily apparent that the current Attorney General avoided addressing this pressing matter as a result of his former position as a member of the leadership team of a previous Speaker of the House," said Lyle. "As I walked throughout my District, I repeatedly heard voters ask, 'When are we going to get to the bottom of the 38 Studios deal?' The citizens of our state are demanding answers and I am confident that under your leadership they will get them.”

Lyle continued “The stench of 38 Studios hovers over our state and will continue to hamper economic growth and development until the riddle is solved as to why taxpayers were left holding the bag to pay for this boondoggle.  The bitter taste that this corrupt bargain left in the mouths of many Rhode Islanders resulted directly in the imminent departure of the PawSox. The time has come to make those who were responsible for this unfortunate situation culpable, so this won’t happen again.”

Lyle spoke to returning to the Rhode Island State House, having previously served as Rhode Island State Senate, and how education -- and DCYF -- will be among his top priorities as a "freshman" legislator.