Blake Filippi (R-New Shoreham), the Republican minority leader in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, is the guest on Political Roundtable this week.

Topics include:

— The race in Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District;

— Why Republicans are having trouble fielding candidates for state general offices;

— Filippi’s criticism of the proposed merger between Lifespan and Care New England

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...