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April 17, 2006

Fogarty pushes officials to release tax returns

NORTH PROVIDENCE -- Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty is pushing for more disclosure from public officials -- and he’s starting with himself.

The Democratic candidate for governor voluntarily today released copies of his state and federal income tax returns, showing that he earned almost $72,000 last year and owed $9,859 in federal taxes and $2,731 in state taxes. He overpaid both taxes and was given $3,841 in refunds.

Fogarty said the move was part of a larger plan to strip away the "cloud of corruption" in this state and restore people’s confidence in government.

Republican Governor Carcieri refused to release his returns today, saying that he fills out all the financial disclosure forms required by law. "The governor does not believe that tax returns are necessary to judge the fitness of an elected official," said Carcieri spokesman Jeff Neal.

Fogarty wants a more detailed disclosure form. His proposal includes brackets that would need to be checked off for each asset. Fogarty completed such a form and handed it out to the media today.

More to come tomorrow on projo.com and in The Providence Journal ...

-- Journal staff writer Scott Mayerowitz

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