A year-end interview with Gina Raimondo.
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Q&A: Mattiello On RI Budget, Schools, Harassment & More
House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello sat down for a year-end interview to discuss a broad range of issues, including Rhode Island’s budget outlook, his current stance on marijuana legislation, efforts to keep Hasbro in the state, and more.
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Q&A: Ruggerio On RI Deficit, Legalizing Marijuana, Fane Tower & More
With the end of the year approaching, The Public’s Radio is sitting down with elected officials to discuss the top issues facing the state. First up is Senate President Dominick Ruggerio. Later this week, we’ll hear from House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and Governor Gina Raimondo.
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Making work pay for low-income workers
Rhode Island has fallen behind other New England states in helping workers via the Earned Income Tax Credit
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Political Roundtable: Zurier On Fane Tower & Improving Public Education
Sam Zurier, the departing Ward 2 city councilor in Providence, joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss the challenges facing public education in Providence and the debate over the proposed Fane tower in the I-195 district.
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Kevin Jackson Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison, Fined & Ordered To Pay Restitution
Kevin Jackson, who once held the second highest post on the Providence City Council, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 18 months in prison for embezzling more than $125,000 from a youth sports group he founded, the Providence Cobras, and using for personal use about $12,000 from his campaign fund. Prosecutors had sought a sentence of […]
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RIP George H.W. Bush
Scott MacKay remembers President George H.W. Bush, son of a senator and father of a president
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Scott MacKay's Commentary: Sin Taxes Don't Offer Budget Solution
Rhode Island and Massachusetts state governments are embarked on new methods of raising money. In the Ocean State, that means legal sports gambling, and in Massachusetts, it’s recreational marijuana. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay parses the implications of these developments.
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Political Roundtable: Filippi On Sports Betting, Marijuana & Divisions In The RI House
RI House GOP Leader Blake Filippi of New Shoreham joins Political Roundtable to discuss the launch of sports betting, the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts, and divisions within the House of Representatives.
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Bonus Q&A: Filippi On RI Republicans, Trump, Abortion & More
Rhode Island House Republican Leader Blake Filippi joins Bonus Q&A to discuss the future of the state GOP, the effort to make changes in the House, reproductive rights, President Trump, and more.
