Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo wants her state to be more like Massachusetts. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay wonders what that would look like.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: RI Lawmakers Play Blame Game Over Lagging Test Scores
The latest round of Rhode Island public school achievement test scores came with all the subtlety of a winter plunge into Narragansett Bay. The Public’s Radio Political Analyst Scott MacKay parses the differences between Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Shrinking Ocean State Will Lose Seat In Congress
It looks like Rhode Island is going to lose a U.S. House seat after the 2020 Census. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay explains this loss of Ocean State clout.
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Christmas Eve At The RI Statehouse
The Public’s Radio political analyst, Scott MacKay, brings us his annual tongue-in-cheeky political Christmas poem. With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: It’s Time To Make Work Pay For All Rhode Islanders
Making work pay should be an essential element of government policy.
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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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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Teaching History For An Informed Citizenry
No one is born a well-informed and competent citizen. That’s why The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s time for public schools to address civic culture and historical illiteracy.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Amazon’s RI Mass Fallout
Brains not Brawn crucial to luring Innovation Companies
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Midterm Elections Offer Lessons for 2020
The 2018 midterm elections brought some wins for Democrats and Republicans. It brought Democrats back into control of the House and solidified Republican control of the Senate. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay parses the lessons learned from the implications of 2020.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Local Election Cycle Appears More National
It used to be that all politics –particularly in parochial New England –is local. But The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says this election cycle everything seems to be a national.
