The Associated Press reports that Democrat Gabe Amo has won special election to U.S. House in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, becoming the first person of color elected to Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation. Follow for more live reporting of the Nov. 7, 2023 elections.
Ian Donnis
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 raided City Hall and Buddy Cianci’s East Side home. Ian covers breaking news, develops in-depth features and investigative reports, and welcomes a range of newsmakers to “Political Roundtable” each week. He also writes our Friday political newsletter and maintains a strong social media presence.
For many years, Ian was a panelist on WPRI-TV’s Sunday morning public affairs show, Newsmakers, and he’s a regular guest on A Lively Experiment on Rhode Island PBS. His previous experience includes serving as news editor of The Providence Phoenix and as a reporter for the Associated Press and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. He has a BS in journalism from Boston University.
Outside of work, Ian enjoys baseball, cooking, and exploring Rhode Island.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Nov. 3, 2023
The fast-track to 2024 is under way. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE WEEK: RI Attorney General Peter Neronha has championed […]
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Gabe Amo on his run in CD1, the war in Israel, and Biden’s less than stellar approval rating
Gabe Amo may be poised for a long career as an elected official in Rhode Island. For that to happen, Amo first has to defeat Republican Gerry Leonard in the off-year election Tuesday in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District.
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Prospect Medical not meeting operating costs for two RI hospitals
Prospect Medical Holdings is failing to meet operating expenses for its two Rhode Island institutions, Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, according to Attorney General Peter Neronha. “We have some concerns about they’re meeting their expenses, paying their bills, frankly, at the moment, so we are […]
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The Call of Woonsocket, The Times of Pawtucket to merge into single newspaper
Two daily newspapers that trace their roots to the 19th Century, The Call of Woonsocket and The Times of Pawtucket, plan to merge into a single paper. “Our commitment to being a daily news provider for Northern Rhode Island has not changed,” according to a front-page story in a recent edition of The Call, “but […]
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Spending still murky on R.I. attorney general’s $80M escrow agreement to protect safety-net hospitals
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha credits an $80 million escrow agreement he obtained in 2021 with helping to ensure the future of two local safety-net hospitals, at least for now. But two years later, it remains unclear what changes were made possible by the escrow.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 27, 2023
Chocolate and peanut butter is my jam, so drop a few Reese’s into my bag for Halloween, if you please. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right […]
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CD1 Republican candidate Gerry Leonard on his campaign, the war in Israel, and disarray in the U.S. House
Gerry Leonard calls himself a John Chafee-style Republican. But hard-right lawmakers who struggled for weeks to elect a new speaker typify the club that Leonard wants to join, the GOP caucus in the U.S. House.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 20, 2023
Ahead of Halloween, California banned a dye found in candy corn and myriad other products. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE […]
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RI AFL-CIO’s Pat Crowley on organized labor’s current moment, meager progress on schools, and what to do about income inequality
One familiar face in Rhode Island’s labor movement, Pat Crowley of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, is poised to take over the leadership of that union. So can labor maintain its local relevance?
