Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss her re-election campaign and the campaign finance violation…
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Bonus Q&A: Raimondo On RI Budget, UHIP, Fane Tower, 38 Studios & More
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joins Bonus Q&A to discuss the state budget, problems with the UHIP IT system, the controversial Fane tower…
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Matt Brown Enters RI Gubernatorial Race As A Democrat
Matt Brown has decided to run for governor in Rhode Island as a Democrat. Brown, who served as the state’s Democratic secretary of state for one term…
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Jeb Bush Speaks At Brown University, A Week After His Mother’s Passing
Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida and presidential hopeful was in the Ocean State Wednesday.
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Speaker Mattiello Says $72K PAC Overspend Didn't Affect Outcome Of Tight '16 Race
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello concedes he made a mistake by exceeding state campaign finance laws by about $72,000 in the midst of a…
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Analysis: Political Scene Heats Up Ahead Of RI Primary
Take a deep breath Rhode Island. It’s been a crazy couple of days in state politics.
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Lincoln Chafee 90% Decided On Democratic Primary Run Against Sheldon Whitehouse
Former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he’s highly likely to make a Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse this year. “I’m 90 percent…
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This I Believe New England: Poems
Words matter. They matter a lot. We string words together in myriad ways. Sentences filled with compelling prose. Catchy phrases that inspire us. One…
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Chippendale Apologizes For Remark About Parkland Survivor
Rhode Island state Representative Michael Chippendale (R-Foster) has apologized for calling a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting a …
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Chafee Says He Won’t Run For RI Governor in 2018
Former governor and U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee says it is “very unlikely” he will try to make a political comeback this year by running in the…
