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State Senator Dan Wolf Addresses SDTC Meeting After Announcing Candidacy for Governor

Stunning news is reported as the lead story in the Cape Cod Times this morning.  Under the headline, “Ruling:Wolf Can’t Run”, the paper reports that the State Ethics Commission informed him that he cannot stand for governor, or apparently, hold his current position as a State Senator, because of his ownership of Cape Air.  Wolf announced yesterday that he had been informed by the Commission that:

his ownership stake in Cape Air, combined with the airline’s service in and out of Logan International Airport in Boston, poses a conflict of interest that should prevent him from holding office. In the opinion, the commission said Wolf could remain in the governor’s race and state Senate only if Cape Air’s service to Logan Airport was discontinued — an option he said would “destroy the company” — or if he permanently divested his holdings in the airline.

Read the full story here: Ruling: Daniel Wolf can’t run