State Rep. Teresa Tanzi (D-South Kingstown) joins Political Roundtable to discuss why she’s among the Democrats who oppose Nicholas Mattiello as Rhode Island House speaker. We also discuss Democrat Gina Raimondo’s victory this week, and the impact of more women lawmakers joining the General Assembly.

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...