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Ken Block Announces Run for Governor in 2014

Ian Donnis — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:50 +0000

Moderate Party founder Ken Block, who has hinted for months about a second run for governor, made it official Tuesday, unveiling a campaign Web site and an announcement:

Of Gov run in '14, Block Says He's Trying to "Figure it All Out"

Ian Donnis — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:26:19 +0000

Moderate Party founder Ken Block, who's had a winning week in the news cycle, says he's still thinking about a possible gubernatorial run in 2014. He got 6.5 percent of vote in a four-way field in 2010.

"I'm just trying to figure it all out," Block said during a taping of RIPR's Bonus Q+A.

The full segment -- covering his fraud and waste report, the master lever, and why more businessmen don't become politically active, among other topics -- airs Friday at 6:40 and 8:40 a.m.

Block says he's still in assessment mode on a future campaign:

Governor Lincoln Chafee Defends Report Secrecy

Flo Jonic — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:23:36 +0000

Governor Lincoln Chafee is trying to explain why he’s withholding a report that details waste, fraud and abuse in the state’s Medicaid and food stamp programs. The report was done by former Moderate Party gubernatorial candidate Ken Block. Chafee says he asked Block to conduct the investigation about a year ago. But now that it’s done, the governor is refusing to release it.

Are there too many lawyers in the General Assembly?

Ian Donnis — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:22:03 +0000

As the General Assembly starts a new session on Tuesday, one legislative constant will remain unchanged -- a lot of the 113 lawmakers on Smith Hill are lawyers.

The ProJo's Political Scene says there are 24 lawyers in the legislature -- 15 in the 75-member House and nine in the 38-member Senate: