PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A longtime state economic development official picked to lead the agency that approved a disastrous loan guarantee for Curt Schilling’s now-defunct video game company asked Thursday to be withdrawn from consideration.
Gov. Lincoln Chafee said William Parsons, his nominee for executive director of the Economic Development Corp., cited a “recent serious health issue” that Parsons felt precluded him from serving.
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