Courtesy of Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins Facebook CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — A complaint against Mayor of Cranston Ken Hopkins has been dismissed by the Rhode Island Ethics Commission. In a vote on Tuesday, the commission voted 5-0 to dismiss the complaints over the hiring of Hopkins’ son-in-law as a firefighter, as well as his promotion … Read more
Eli Sherman and Leah Crowley 1 hour ago CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The R.I. Ethics Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to dismiss an ethics complaint alleging nepotism against Cranston Mayor Kenneth Hopkins, who denounced the accusations as a political attack. A former city worker filed a complaint against Hopkins back in April. He unsuccessfully accused the … Read more
“As I said in April when this regretfully started, I had no role in his hiring or promotion,” Hopkins said in a statement. “The end of this investigation today supports that statement in its prompt review and dismissal.” He said he has never been involved in the hiring of firefighters, leaving those duties to the … Read more