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Massachusetts: Resignation

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 16:51

Tisei: Wilkerson resignation a ‘relief’

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BOSTON - State Senate Minority Leader Richard Tisei said Wednesday that state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson's resignation will allow the Senate to move forward with its business and hinted that the Senate would have voted to expel her if she hadn't stepped down.

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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 14:04

Murray says ‘shadow’ over Senate is lifting

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BOSTON - Moments after state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson's resignation letter was read in the Senate chamber Wednesday, state Senate President Therese Murray said the Senate is emerging from a trying time.

"The shadow is lifting, and in time, hopefully not too long from now, the good work of the Senate and our commitment to the people will once again be the focus of all inquiry and conversation," Murray, a Plymouth Democrat, said.

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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 12:15

Wilkerson resigns

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BOSTON -- Facing allegations that she accepted $23,500 in bribes, Dianne Wilkerson resigned from the state Senate Wednesday.

Senate President Therese Murray convened the Senate just afternoon noon on Tuesday and a letter from Wilkerson to Murray was read.

The handwritten letter reads:

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Mon, 11/17/2008 - 15:50

Resignation has nothing to do with case, says Marzilli’s lawyer

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

UPDATED: Jim Marzilli's lawyer said Monday that the embattled state senator's resignation on Friday was completely independent from and will have no bearing on his legal proceedings.

"His resignation has nothing to do with legal case," Terrence Kennedy, Marzilli's lawyer, told PolitickerMA.com. "One has nothing to do with the other at all."

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 14:27

Senate asks Wilkerson to resign

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BOSTON -- In addition to referring the allegations surrounding state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson to the Senate Ethics Committee, the state Senate also passed a unanimous resolution Thursday asking Wilkerson to resign immediately.

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 12:14

Senate strips Wilkerson of committee assignments, refers allegations to Ethics Committee

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BOSTON - The state Senate referred the bribery allegations facing state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson to the Senate Ethics Committee.

The Senate also removed Wilkerson from her committee posts.

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