The uphill battle to improve Rhode Island’s economy, an appeal of the state pension settlement, and the mysterious explosion on Salty Brine Beach. That’s all part of the conversation this week on Political Roundtable.

Rhode Island Public Radio’s Elisabeth Harrison hosts; Ian Donnis is away. We’re joined, as always, by URI political science professor Maureen Moakley and RIPR’s political analyst Scott MacKay.

Elisabeth Harrison's journalism background includes everything from behind-the-scenes work with the CBS Evening News to freelance documentary production. She joined the WRNI team in 2007 as a Morning Edition...