The Public’s Radio Political Reporter Ian Donnis leads a forum discussion with panelists Corey Lang Brettschneider, writer and professor of politics and constitutional law at Brown; State Sen. Jessica de la Cruz of North Smithfield; and State Rep. Katherine Kazarian.
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 Oct. 13, 2023
Word of the Day: triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number 13. You can follow me through the week on 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: In 1997, when Jack Reed […]
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Political Roundtable: U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Israel at war, disarray in the House, and Gina Raimondo’s political future
Jack Reed’s first term in the U.S. Senate coincided with the so-called “vacation from history.” That was the period between the end of the Cold War and 9/11, a time marked by a lack of conflict on the world stage. Now, things are very different. The state of war between Hamas and Israel raises concerns […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ roundup on Rhode Island politics for Oct. 6, 2023
Summer’s last gasp in autumn may well be Rhode Island’s best season. Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on 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: […]
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Rep. David Morales on fighting for the working class, being pragmatic and what to do about income inequality
David Morales was 22 years old when he was elected as the state representative for Providence’s Mount Pleasant, Valley and Elmhurst sections. Morales was raised by a single mother in a rural town in California and in 2019, at age 19, he became the youngest person to ever graduate from Brown University’s master’s program in public affairs.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ roundup on Rhode Island politics
A new study finds that mammals are about halfway done on Earth, so we’ve still got some time to play out the string. Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every […]
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Amo declines invitation for forum sponsored by ProJo, Public’s Radio
Gabe Amo, the Democratic candidate for an open seat in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, has declined an invitation to participate in a forum with GOP rival Gerry Leonard organized by The Public’s Radio and The Providence Journal. In an email shared with organizers in response to an invitation, Amo spokesman Matt Rauschenbach said, “It […]
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Dr. Ashish Jha on promoting public health, curbing COVID, and more
Dr. Ashish Jha believes that an ounce of data is worth a thousand pounds of opinion. He makes that observation in his bio on X, formerly known as Twitter, where Jha has more than 320,000 followers. That shows how Jha, dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University, has emerged as a leading voice on pandemic preparedness and an array of other health-related issues.
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Westerly-based Washington Trust to pay $9M to settle discriminatory lending case
Although redlining is widely considered a bygone problem, a Justice Department initiative has found evidence of discriminatory lending in a number of American cities.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 22, 2023
Is the manatee sticking around for apple cider donuts? Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on 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: New Bedford’s half-billion-dollar […]
