After 12 years at the helm, Allan Fung is stepping aside as mayor of Cranston because of term limits. Voters are now trying to decide who should be the city’s next chief executive. As Joe Tasca reports, uncertainty surrounding the city budget and school financing are issues voters are weighing in the race as they go to the polls.
Maria Bucci
Hopkins, Bucci lead Cranston mayoral primary
Republican Ken Hopkins and Democrat Maria Bucci will likely square off in the Cranston mayoral election in November.
Cranston candidate Bucci staffs up with Haslehurst, Rhodes, Coyne-McCoy, Zainyeh & Gernt
Democrat Maria Bucci has assembled a campaign team of experienced political hands as she gets ready to formally announce her run for mayor of Cranston. Bucci, a former city councilor, is set to run against At-Large Councilman Steve Stycos in the Democratic primary. Statecraft Strategies, the consulting firm run by Erich Haslehurt and Jamie Rhodes, […]
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For November 15
Question of the Week: How does ill will in the body politic affect important policy issues? Read on for more on that, and 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) We’re […]
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For May 17
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 outlook for the effort to pass an abortion rights bill in Rhode Island appeared dim Tuesday evening. That was when the Senate Judiciary Committee, […]

