Ethics panel clears Life Science Hub board member for paid adviser gig under ‘hardship’ exception

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 749

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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For the second time in less than two years, Patrice Milos is temporarily swapping her volunteer role on the board for the Rhode Island Life Science Hub to take a paid agency position.

And again, the state ethics panel has given its blessing to the unconventional — and typically, prohibited — maneuver based on the need for Milos to lend her expertise to the agency in the wake of turnover at the top. The …

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