RI House Majority Leader Chris Blazejewski joins Political Roundtable to discuss the storming of the US Capitol and other subjects, including. — How RI lawmakers are responding to the pandemic. — Reports that President-elect Joe Biden will name Gov. Gina Raimondo as Commerce secretary. — The remaking of RI House rules. and more.
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Political Roundtable: Magaziner on local pensions, income inequality & Raimondo’s judicial picks
Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner joins Political Roundtable this week. The topics include: Gov. Raimondo’s judicial nominations; The state of RI’s troubled locally managed pensions; What steps Magaziner supports to address income inequality; and more.
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Political Roundtable: LaFortune on 2022, Providence police and moving transit away from Kennedy Plaza
Providence Ward 3 City Councilor Nirva LaFortune joins Roundtable this week. The topics include: whether she’ll run for mayor in 2022; whether she supports funding a new academy class of police officers; and more
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Political Roundtable: Neuman on Biden’s win, why Trump gained support in some areas, & more
Stephen Neuman, a former chief of staff for RI Gov. Gina Raimondo, directed six states for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign — Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. He joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss the campaign and related topics, including: Why Trump gained support among African-Americans and Latinos; Whether the Biden’s campaign tracking […]
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Political Roundtable: Cienki on RI GOP’s election performance, whether Trump should concede & more
Rhode Island GOP Chairwoman Sue Cienki joins Political Roundtable this week. The topics include: Whether President Trump should concede the election; The RI GOP’s performance in the election earlier this month; Whether the party will make more outreach in communities such as Central Falls.
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Political Roundtable: Shekarchi on budget, his approach, and the RI House of Representatives’ future
The RI House speaker in waiting, Joe Shekarchi, joins Political Roundtable this week. Topics include: The state budget; Reform in the RI House; Why Democrats had some struggles in federal races this year. The outlook for legislation in 2021.
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Roundtable: Reed on polarization, U.S. Supreme Court, what’s next for the Senate & more
U.S. Jack Reed joins Political Roundtable to talk about the Senate and much more. This segment was taped Thursday afternoon, when the presidential race remained undecided. Topics include: Why almost half of voters supported President Trump; Whether Democrats have a better answer for economic anxiety; The outlook for the U.S. Senate; and much more
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Political Roundtable: Previewing election 2020 in RI and the US
Ted Nesi from WPRI-TV, Channel 12, joins the panel as we break down Election 2020 in this episode of Political Roundtable. Our topics include:
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Political Roundtable: Cassar on reproductive rights, lawmakers not meeting & a possible run for House speaker
Rhode Island state Rep. Liana Cassar (D-Barrington) joins Political Roundtable as our guest this week. Topics include: Whether Democrats have gotten outmaneuvered on judicial picks and how they might overcome that; Rep. Cassar’s exploration of a possible run for House speaker; Whether lawmakers should be meeting during the pandemic; How to approach the issue of […]
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Political Rountable: Mattiello on the Britt trial, lawmakers not meeting, budget woes & more
House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello (D-Cranston) joins Roundtable this week.
