Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said her administration has clawed back $1 million from MTM, the Missouri-based transportation company criticized for doing a poor job in initially transporting vulnerable Rhode Islanders. “We received a million dollars back from the company, because we’re not going to tolerate their poor performance,” Raimondo told The Public’s Radio on […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics & Media Roundup For February 22
= February is on the way out and Rhode Island lawmakers are set to return to the Statehouse. 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. Although Gov. Gina Raimondo won a decisive […]
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Proposed Fee Hikes Unveiled For RI Beaches And Campgrounds
Rhode Island residents would pay an added $2 to park at a state beach, and between $4 and $16 more to use different services at state campgrounds, under a proposal from Gov. Gina Raimondo’s administration. According to new details provided by the state Department of Environmental Management, non-residents would pay a higher cost: their tab […]
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Raimondo Says Need For Better Maintenance Justifies Plan To Raise Beach, Camping Fees
Rhode Islanders will pay a little more to go to a state beach or rent a camp site if Governor Gina Raimondo gets her way. The actual size of the proposed fee increases will not be revealed until around the first week of March. Raimondo used a news conference at Lincoln Woods on Monday to […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For February 15
The Rhode Island General Assembly is starting its week-long winter break, but hot legislative topics continue to percolate. 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) A number of opponents of abortion-rights […]
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Raimondo, Neronha Call For Added Gun Restrictions; Outlook Uncertain In General Assembly
Speaking on the anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and Attorney General Peter Neronha said Thursday that imposing new restrictions on guns is a matter of saving lives.During a Statehouse news conference packed with anti-gun violence activists, Raimondo and Neronha unveiled their support for bills to ban what […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For February 8
It’s almost time for spring training, and politics never takes a holiday. 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. The number of voters in House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s Cranston district who work […]
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Raia To Lead New Strategic Consulting/PR Effort For NAIL Communications
Michael Raia, who recently left his job as Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s communications director, has been hired to lead a new strategic consulting and PR firm operated by the owners of NAIL Communications, The Public’s Radio has learned. NAIL[PR] will specialize in strategic communications planning, message and campaign development, crisis communications, and other traditional […]
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Is This The Year RI Protects Abortion Rights?
Abortion is back as a contentious topic at Statehouses from Boston to Sacramento. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says this may be the year Rhode Island lawmakers protect abortion rights.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For February 1
The early phase of Rhode Island’s legislative session remains busy, with scores of people coming to the Statehouse to sound off on one of the nation’s most divisive issues. That’s part of what we’re looking at, so thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you […]
