House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss the Pawtucket Red Sox’ request for $120 million in state lease payments over 30 years; Twin River’s proposal to establish a casino in Tiverton; and some of the major changes he foresees for Governor Gina Raimondo’s budget proposal.

You can hear more of our conversation with Speaker Mattiello on Bonus Q+A.

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...