FEMA workers are in Rhode Island to help homeowners who suffered damage during the storms in December and January. What exactly will they help you recover? We’ll get you those answers. Also, speaking of flooding, the folks who live and work on Misquamicut Beach know all too well the challenges of storm floods and rising seas. Looking long term, they want the government to re-nourish their beaches. And we hear one journalist’s experience trying to access data from Rhode Island’s government. We take a look at the limits of the current public records law. Plus we’ll hear about a print show that highlights the immigrant experience, we’ll have reviews of three different plays you can see right now, and Ian Donnis has the latest in local politics.
Links:
- FEMA’s disaster assistance website
- Dangerous Intersection: RIDOT Hides Crash Data from Public
- Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for April 5, 2024
- Printmaking conference brings pop-up gallery shows across the city including ‘Show Me Your Papers / A Ver, Y Tus Papeles’
- Wolf Play – Wilbury Theatre Group
- Adoption, belonging, and finding your pack in ‘Wolf Play’ at Wilbury Theatre
- Fences – Trinity Repertory Company
- Twelfth Night – Gamm Theatre
Guests:
- Jassiel Olivero – FEMA spokesperson
- Caswell Cooke – Executive Director of the Misquamicut Business Association
- Colleen Cronin – ECO RI Report For America reporter
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio Political Reporter
- Eddy López and Miguel Aragón, artists and curators
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