This week, I’m going one on one with Ashley Kalus. I’ll talk with one of the leading legislative supporters of ranked choice voting. And we’ll hear about the role diversity plays in the Westerly political arena.
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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Kalus offers more details on her education approach
Republican candidate for governor Ashley Kalus offered more details Tuesday about her ideas for improving public schools in Rhode Island, while also steering clear of directly answering some questions
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Former GOP officials back Democrat Magaziner in CD2 race
Former U.S. Rep. Claudine Schneider and four other ex-GOP elected officials on Tuesday put their support behind Democrat Seth Magaziner in the fight for an open seat in Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District. “The Republican Party of today is not the one that inspired me to run and represent the Second Congressional District in 1980,” […]
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Rhode Island 2022 primary election coverage
Detailed coverage on the Sept. 13, 2022 Rhode Island primary election.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for September 16, 2022
Shipyard’s pumpkin beer is kind of tasty. Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE WEEK: Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee revisited his top campaign theme as […]
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On Political Roundtable: Election 2022, an interview with Brett Smiley; journalists analyze RI primary results; One Square Mile takes us to Westerly
Welcome to Political Roundtable: Election 2022. For this election season, we’re presenting a half-hour weekly show exploring the key races, the issues in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, and we’ll hear from you, the voters, about what’s most important to you in this election year.
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McKee and Magaziner win in key RI primary races
A largely listless Democratic primary campaign for governor came to an exciting conclusion Tuesday as first-time candidate Helena Buonanno Foulkes came close to defeating Gov. Dan McKee, but wound up losing by about 3,000 votes.
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Cioe challenges Ruggerio in high stakes RI Senate battle
Progressive Democrats have used primary races to increase their presence in the Rhode Island General Assembly in recent years. With the current primary election ending Tuesday, one race could have a dramatic effect on the state Senate — the progressive challenge to Senate President Dominick Ruggerio.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for September 9, 2022
To paraphrase the Grateful Dead: what a short, strange campaign this has been (with most of the action compressed into the last two weeks). Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up […]
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Political Roundtable: Election 2022 debuts with Elorza Q&A, MA primary results, preview of RI primary
This election season, we’ll be presenting a half-hour weekly show exploring the key races and the issues in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, and we’ll hear from you, the voters, about what’s most important to you in this election year.
