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MA Residents Will Vote On Three Ballot Questions
Massachusetts’ voters will decide three ballot questions in next week’s election. They address issues including transgender rights and the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on campaign finance. Scott MacKay, Political Analyst for The Public’s Radio, and Michael Goodman, Director of the Public Policy Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, discuss these ballot questions in […]
Posted inArticle, Politics
With Little Chance Of Winning, These Candidates Press Forward
When Rhode Island voters head to the polls next month, they’ll see six names on the ballot for Governor. Three are pretty well-known: Democratic incumbent Gina Raimondo, Republican Allan Fung, and independent Joe Trillo. But three other names on the ballot may be less familiar: Anne Armstrong, William Gilbert, and Luis-Daniel Muñoz. Their funding pales […]
Posted inArts And Culture, Episode
Artscape: A Witch Tale For The Season
Author Laird Hunt, professor of literary arts at Brown University, is out with a haunting new book, in his series of female-narrated historical novels. The setting for this one is early colonial New England, where the new residents are bound by their strict religion and living in precarious settlements on the edge of an unfamiliar […]
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Fall River City Council To Decide Fate Of Mayor Jasiel Correia
Fall River’s City Council is scheduled Tuesday to consider throwing out their mayor, who is facing a 13-count federal indictment. For The Public’s Radio, Talia Blake and Jess Phaneuf discuss what’s been happening in Fall River.
Posted inBusiness, Episode
A Tour Through MA’s First Potential Retail Marijuana Store
The first retail marijuana store east of the Mississippi could open soon in Northampton, Massachusetts. It’s received final approval from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, but still has to satisfy a few requirements. New England Public Radio’s Alden Bourne takes us on a tour. This report comes from the New England News Collaborative, eight public […]
Posted inEpisode, Politics
Forum: The Public’s Vote 2018
The Public’s Radio staged a panel discussion, The Public’s Vote, at the Providence Athenaeum on October 11. Political reporter Ian Donnis moderated the discussion between RI GOP National Committeewoman Lee Ann Sennick; Kevin Olasanoye, executive director of the RI Democratic Party; and Valerie Endress, professor of political communication at Rhode Island College. The topics included […]
Posted inEnvironment, Episode
Researchers Try To Build A Better Life Jacket To Keep Lobstermen Alive
Commercial fishermen in New England are required to have life jackets on their boats — but they’re rarely, if ever, worn. That’s a dangerous practice for lobstermen. In Massachusetts, falls into the water are the leading cause of death on the job. Now,, a research team is trying to change that by changing the life jackets — not the fishermen.
Posted inEpisode, Politics
Children Feel The Emotional Consequences When A Parent Is Deported
More than 7% of children in public and private schools in the US live with a parent who is undocumented. That’s according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. These children live with insecurity – and the emotional consequences when a parent is deported. Reporter Diane Orson spoke with a Connecticut family after the mom’s recent deportation.
Posted inArts And Culture, Episode
Theatre Review: The Gamm Theater Opens Season With “The Night Of The Iguana”
The Gamm Theatre, now in Warwick, has chosen Tennessee Williams’ final hit show, “The Night of the Iguana” to begin its new season. For The Public’s Radio theater critic Bill Gale says there’s lots to like in a tough-to-do play.
