Health care has emerged again as a hot button issue in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay wonders how the Medicare For All debate will affect Democratic chances of recapturing the White House.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Hiring A Diverse Teaching Force Must Be A Priority In Providence Schools
As the state prepares to take over Providence’s faltering schools, The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says a big focus must be on teachers.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Time For Rhode Island Gambling Companies To Compromise
Rhode Island’s two gambling companies are locked in a nasty joust over millions of state dollars. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s time to ratchet down the rhetoric and seek a solution.
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Commentary: Ratchet Down Rhetoric And Find Solution For RI’s Gaming Contract
Rhode Island’s two gambling companies are locked in a nasty joust with each other over money and control of millions in state money. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s time to ratchet down the rhetoric and seek a solution.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Time For RI To Follow Mass. On Teaching Civics
Massachusetts has it all over Rhode Island in student achievement as measured by test scores. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay points to another public school issue where Rhode Island should catch up.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Providence And Boston Nowadays Are Nothing Like Their Pop Culture Reputations
The Buddy Cianci play is boffo at the box office for Trinity Reperatory in Providence. The most popular story on the Boston Globe’s web site recently was about the whereabouts of Whitey Bulger’s longtime gal pal. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay parses the New England obsession with organized crime and political corruption.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Joe Kennedy III, Ed Markey Square Off For Massachusetts Democratic Senate Nomination
While voters watch the impeachment joust in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts is gearing up for a battle royal of a U.S. Senate primary. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says the Joseph Kennedy III versus Edward Markey contest is likely to be negative, expensive and close.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: How Delegate Selection Changes Could Shape The 2020 Presidential Race
The parade is forming now for the primaries and caucuses that in less than five months will winnow an overflowing group of presidential candidates. Scott MacKay, political analyst for The Public’s Radio, parses the Democratic field and talks about how 2020 will be different than 2016.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Can The State Takeover Of Providence Schools Bring Needed Change?
The state takeover of Providence schools is underway. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay wonders if Rhode Island’s notoriously shortsighted political establishment can forge a turnaround plan and stick with it.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: New England’s Casino Dilemma
Rhode Island’s political leaders have been ensnared in a bitter joust between two gambling companies that provide several thousand jobs and millions in state revenue. Gov. Gina Raimondo has sided with IGT, which provides technology and machines to the state’s casinos, over Twin River, which operates the state’s two casinos.
While this battle consumes the Statehouse and generates headlines, The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay ponders a bigger issue: Is the billion-dollar gambling industry reaching a saturation point in New England and other northeastern states?
