Dominic Muratore, 18, of East Greenwich is an international relations student at Boston University. Here’s what he had to say about what’s motivating him to vote this election year. I don’t believe we have a perfect system. I don’t believe that it works 100% of the time. But I feel that if I don’t vote […]
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A RI town manager on how the state should, and shouldn’t, spur more housing
From the urban core to the beachfront, Rhode Island is looking for solutions to its housing crisis. At the statehouse, there’s been some pressure on cities and towns to change their zoning laws to allow more housing. But there has also been pushback. For our series Zoned Out: How local zoning hurts efforts to solve […]
Posted inPolitical Roundtable, Politics
Rep. Justine Caldwell on safe gun storage, choice for prescription drug patients, and why East Greenwich went from red to blue
State Representative Justine Caldwell personifies some of the significant changes that have swept over the General Assembly in the last decade. In 2018, Caldwell, a Democrat, ousted the Republican incumbent in an East Greenwich-based district, Anthony Giarrusso. That change reflects how the legislature has moved a bit to the left and how the former GOP stronghold of East Greenwich now generally elects more Democrats. Caldwell is a fierce supporter of new restrictions on guns. Her time in the General Assembly has coincided with a reduction in the number of pro-gun Democrats. As a result, a series of related measures have become law in recent years, including a House bill sponsored by Caldwell requiring the safe storage of firearms. So how does Caldwell respond to people who believe more laws are the wrong approach? What’s her view on what Democrats need to do differently to win over more working class voters? And can a prescription choice bill she sponsored overcome the monopolistic power of pharmacy benefit managers? This week on Political Roundtable, I’m going in-depth with state Representative Justine Caldwell.
