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Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi claims Hasbro was never interested in staying in the state.

Shekarchi says the state offered Hasbro a substantial package, including free land and a potential $1 million annual subsidy.

Shekarchi contrasted Hasbro's departure with successful efforts to keep Citizens Bank and FM Global in the state.

As tempting as it may be for critics to blame the state's political leaders for "losing" Hasbro , House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi contends that Rhode Island never had a chance of keeping the company here.

Speaking on the Roger Williams University Law School podcast " Law 401 " Shekarchi said he was "somewhat involved" in the overtures made to Hasbro to keep them in the state.

"We offered them a very substantial pack

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