Rhode Island state Rep. Brian Newberry (R-North Smithfield) joins Political Roundtable to discuss the state’s slumping gambling revenue, the outlook for an express train between Boston and Providence, and the quest to improve Providence schools.

One of the state’s top political reporters, Ian Donnis joined The Public’s Radio in 2009. Ian has reported on Rhode Island politics since 1999, arriving in the state just two weeks before the FBI...