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State Senator Dan Wolf gets reprieve
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| Last Edited | RBH Sep 26, 2013 09:02am |
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| News Date | Thursday, September 19, 2013 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Embattled state Senator Daniel A. Wolf got a glimmer of hope Thursday as the State Ethics Commission voted to consider possible changes to the conflict-of-interest rules that have ensnared him, leaving open the possibility that Wolf could relaunch his gubernatorial campaign in the future.
The Harwich Democrat suspended his bid last month after the commission said his ownership stake in Cape Air, which has contracts with the Massachusetts Port Authority, put him in violation of the state’s ethics laws. Those laws prohibit state employees, including lawmakers, from having certain financial interests in state contracts.
The commission said Wolf needed to end the Hyannis-based airline’s contracts with Massport, divest himself of his stake in the company, or resign his state Senate seat within 30 days. The commission later extended that deadline. On Thursday, a Wolf spokesman said, the commission extended it “indefinitely.”
Separately, in a two-hour meeting Thursday, the commission voted 4 to 1 to consider changing the rules that had tripped up Wolf’s political ambitions. While it denied a specific petition from Wolf, the commission directed its staff to begin drafting a broader exemption for certain types of contracts, along the lines of what Wolf had sought. |
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