Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza joins Political Roundtable to discuss the hiring of a new school superintendent for city schools, whether the mayor still has a role to play in education, and whether there should be an audit of the RI Convention Center.
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Political Roundtable: Raimondo On The Fight For Her Budget Priorities
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo joins Political Roundtable to discuss the fight over her budget priorities, the level of state spending and related issues.
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Bonus Q&A: Raimondo On Providence Schools, Convention Center Audit, Taxes, Marijuana & More
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo joins Bonus Q&A to discuss a controversial audit requested by Speaker Mattiello, the outlook for female presidential candidates, RI’s tax climate, the next steps on high-speed rail, and more.
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Bonus Q&A: McKenna On Endorsment Controversy, Bylaws, State Committee & More
Rhode Island Democratic Party Executive Director Cyd McKenna joins Bonus Q&A to discuss a range of topics related to Democrats and the party, including the representation of women on the state committee and how the party will move past endorsement controversies in 2018.
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Bonus Q&A: Filippi On House GOP Priorities, Housing, Abortion Bill Fallout & More
RI House GOP Leader Blake Filippi of Block Island joins Bonus Q&A to discuss Republican priorities for the 2020 General Assembly session, efforts to reduce gun violence, whether the free market should rule on housing and regulating tech giants, and more.
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Political Roundtable: Filippi On Trump’s Iran Policy & The Outlook For Cutting RI’s Budget
RI House Minority Leader Blake Filippi (R-New Shoreham) joins Political Roundtable to discuss President Trump’s actions toward Iran, and the outlook for slimming down Rhode Island’s $10 billion budget.
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Bonus Q&A: DiPalma On Healthcare Landscape, Providence Schools, Climate Change & More
Sen. Louis DiPalma of the RI Senate joins Bonus Q&A to discuss an array of top issues facing the state, including whether efforts to improve public education are moving quickly enough, and whether the involvement of a large Massachusetts entity would help or hurt healthcare consumers in Rhode Island.
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Political Roundtable: DiPalma On IGT Vs Twin River, And Another Big RI Deficit
Rhode Island state Sen. Louis DiPalma (D-Middletown) joins Political Roundtable to discuss two of the top issues facing lawmakers in 2020: the battle between IGT and Twin River, and an estimated $200 million deficit that needs to be eliminated before the start of the next fiscal year in July.
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Political Roundtable: The Top RI Political Stories Of 2019
The panel looks back at the top political stories from Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts for 2019.
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Political Roundtable: Gledhill On Women’s Caucus’ Priorities & Impeachment
Liz Gledhill, chair of the RI Democratic Women’s Caucus, joins Political Roundtable to discuss the caucus, its priorities for 2020, and the impeachment of President Trump this week.
