Rhode Island State Representative Liana Cassar (D-Barrington) joins Political Roundtable to discuss the continuing contracts bill passed this week by the House, and whether it will damage cities and towns and lead to higher property taxes. We also discuss the worsening state budget outlook and the status of a bill meant to guarantee abortion rights.

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...