(Providence, RI) -- The Republican Party of Rhode Island is asking the state attorney general to investigate Democratic Governor Dan McKee's chief of staff Tony Silva. The GOP wants it determined whether Silva used unfair political influence to push a controversial wetlands property development in Cumberland. Governor McKee said on Tuesday there was no undue influence on the state Department of Environmental Management when it issued a permit for the project despite objections from the town. McKee also said he saw nothing wrong with Silva having conservations with the Cumberland mayor. Plans for the development have since been withdrawn.
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