Rhode Island state Sen. Dawn Euer (D-Newport) joins Political Roundtable to discuss a sharp new report about Providence schools, questions about transparency in the state budget process, and the legacy of investigative reporter Jim Taricani.
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Critics Say Cranston Chiropractor Controversy Highlights A Need For More Transparency In RI’s Budget Process
One million dollars in funding for an alternative medical program in Cranston was cut from Rhode Island’s budget last week, in a controversy that critics say illustrates a lack of transparency in the process.
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RI House Approves $9.9B Budget For Fiscal 2020
On a 64 to 9 party-line vote, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a $9.9 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that increases education funding, triples the number of medical marijuana dispensaries and strips local control of the I-195 District in Providence while boosting the controversial Fane Tower project. The House […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For June 21
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. It’s partially done, due to the House budget vote, and will be updated later. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello defends the inclusion of […]
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Political Roundtable: Filippi On Abortion, Budget & The Mattiello-Chiropractor Controversy
RI House Republican Leader Blake Filippi joins Political Roundtable to discuss the controversy involving House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and a Cranston chiropractor, the revised state budget, and the passage this week of a bill codifying abortion rights in Rhode Island.
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Bonus Q&A: Filippi On URI Board, I-195 District, Minimum Wage & More
RI House GOP Leader Blake Filippi of New Shoreham joins Bonus Q&A to discuss how the state budget would give lawmakers more power over the I-195 District; whether the minimum wage should go up; why he supports giving URI its own governance board; and many other issues.
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Nonviolence Group Cut In RI House Budget Has Link To Groups Critical Of Mattiello
The Nonviolence Institute, which received a $200,000 funding cut in the budget unveiled by Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello last week, is the landlord for a group that fueled an anti-Mattiello campaign in Cranston last year. Campaign finance filings show that Citizens for a Corruption-Free Rhode Island was based at 265 Oxford Street in […]
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Bill To Ensure Abortion Rights Is Now Law In Rhode Island
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed into law a bill ensuring abortion rights in the state after the legislation moved through both chambers of the General Assembly Wednesday with unusual speed.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For June 14
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 the twitters. Here we go. 1) If you told close legislative observers a few years ago that the General Assembly is on the cusp of passing a bill to ensure […]
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RI House Finance Committee Approves $9.9B Budget
On a 12 to 3 vote, Rhode Island’s House Finance Committee moved quickly Friday night to approve a $9.9 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that cuts or eliminates many of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s spending proposals. The House budget includes about half of Raimondo’s proposed increase in pre-K seats, but it eliminates […]
