A self-described group of reform Democrats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives released a series of proposals Wednesday that they say will improve the legislative process. The concepts include requiring a minimum of 48 hours to consider any changes to legislation ahead of a vote. “Forty-eight hours — it’s not much to ask of […]
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Mattiello Easily Regains Speakership: Critics Vow To Continue Push For Reform
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello cruised to re-election Tuesday for his third full term in one of the state’s most powerful elected positions, as a group of Democratic opponents vowed to press the case for legislative reform. Mattiello won the formal vote for the speakership with 47 votes – three more than he received […]
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Gov. Raimondo’s Inaugural:
Raimondo kicks off second term with upbeat address
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Emergency Room Crowding Spiked In 2018
Rhode Island hospitals are turning away more ambulances due to crowded emergency rooms.
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Lombardi May Scrap His Challenge To Mattiello; Critics Still In Opposition
State Rep. John Lombardi may pull the plug on his long-planned challenge to House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello during the opening of the Rhode Island General Assembly’s 2019 session on Tuesday. “I don’t want to march people off the cliff,” Lombardi said, referring how a small group of representatives who oppose Mattiello during the formal vote […]
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Political Roundtable: Molina Flynn On Latino PAC Priorities & Top RI Stories Of 2018
J. Molina Flynn, president of the Rhode Island Latino Political Action Committee, joins Political Roundtable to discuss RILPAC’s priorities for 2019, and some of RI’s top political stories of the past year.
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Mayor Of Fall River Will Not Resign, Recall Will Proceed
The mayor of Fall River announced on Wednesday that he is not resigning. Mayor Jasiel Correia said in a Twitter statement that keeping him in office would be up to the people of Fall River. He credited his administration with improving emergency services and education funding in Fall River in the statement. Correia captioned the […]
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Deadline Approaches For Fall River Mayor To Resign
By order of the Fall River City Council, Mayor Jasiel Correia II has until 5pm Wednesday, December 26 to resign or the city will hold a recall election. The council voted unanimously last Tuesday to set that deadline for Correia, who is facing 13 federal criminal charges. The Board of Elections has certified over 4,500 […]
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Christmas Eve At The RI Statehouse
The Public’s Radio political analyst, Scott MacKay, brings us his annual tongue-in-cheeky political Christmas poem. With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore.
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Political Roundtable: Neronha On His Priorities As AG, Partners HealthCare Merger & Legalizing Marijuana
Rhode Island Attorney General-elect Peter Neronha joins Political Roundtable to discuss his priorities as AG, his view of the proposed takeover of CARE New England by Partners HealthCare, and whether 2019 is the right time for Rhode Island to legalize marijuana.
