Question of the Week: What does the future hold? A hardy perennial as I wrestle with a cold, a lack of lunch and a lot of news at week’s end. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on […]
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Strategist For RI Speaker Mattiello’s 2016 Campaign Indicted On Two Charges
Jeff Britt, a storied Rhode Island political strategist who has worked for Republicans and Democrats, has been indicted on two charges, including a felony charge of money laundering for actions during House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s 2016 re-election campaign, Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Friday.
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Bonus Q&A: Rourke On Climate Change, General Assembly & Why She Backs Medicare For All
RI Political Cooperative co-chair Jennifer Rourke joins Bonus Q&A to discuss the co-op’s effort to elect more progressive candidates, her state Senate challenge next year to Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey of Warwick, what the legislature should do about climate change, and more.
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Political Roundtable: Rourke On The RI Political Cooperative & Whether Americans Want A Progressive President
Jennifer Rourke, a co-chair of the Rhode Island Political Cooperative, a new progressive group, joins Political Roundtable to discuss the co-op, her run for state Senate, and whether Americans will support a progressive candidate for president.
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Feds Subpoena State Records Related To Controversial Cranston Chiropractor
Federal authorities have subpoenaed state records involving a Cranston chiropractor who was lined up to get $1 million in the most recent state budget, according to a state official David Levesque, a spokesman for Rhode Island’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services, said the U.S. Department of Justice requested records related to Dr. Victor […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For October 11
Question of the Week: How will House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry affect the outcome of the 2020 presidential race? That will play out through next November, and there will be a lot of news along the way. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you […]
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Good Government Group Praises Grand Jury Probe Related To Mattiello’s 2016 Campaign
A good government group says a grand jury probe of Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s 2016 re-election campaign could deliver what it calls overdue accountability. But Mattiello’s campaign downplays the matter, and says the issue has already been settled.
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RI Republicans Call For Independent Study To Analyze Competing Claims by IGT And Twin River
Gov. Raimondo supports an extension for IGT, and her administration says the issue has been studied enough already.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For October 4
Question of the Week: Has Twin River tilted the balance in favor of open bidding for a major contract with the state of Rhode Island? That’s my top item this week, so read on. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me […]
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Senate Finance Presses Questions On Proposed $1B Extension For IGT
Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee members pressed the Raimondo administration Tuesday night on whether the stated benefits of a proposed 20-year $1 billion contract for IGT Global Solutions are spelled out in legislation. Finance Chairman William Conley (D-East Providence) noted, for example, how the bill for the extension calls for the company to have a […]
