Georgia Hollister Isman, director of the progressive advocacy group Rhode Island Working Families Party discussed the outlook for progressive bills in the new Rhode Island General Assembly session. That’s part of the conversation this week on Political Roundtable.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Amazon’s RI Mass Fallout
Brains not Brawn crucial to luring Innovation Companies
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Political Roundtable: Mattiello On Rebel Democrats, Harassment & Improving RI’s Economy
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello joins Political Roundtable to discuss whether he’ll toss an olive branch to the 21 Democrats who voted against him last week; whether he properly handled an allegation of sexual harassment involving two lawmakers; and what steps he’ll support in 2019 to improve RI’s economy.
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Bonus Q&A: Mattiello On Legislative Process, Abortion, Punishing Dissidents & More
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello joins Bonus Q&A to discuss a range of related issues, including the effort to create a new approach for responding to harassment claims involving the Statehouse; whether he’ll support a bill to strengthen abortion rights in the new House session; whether lawmakers who voted against him will get punished, […]
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This I Believe New England – Books
Books can, and do, change lives. Now there’s a sentence that seems so obvious it’s hardly worth saying. But it is worth saying. Many of us can remember a time when we strolled around a library, scanning the shelves casually for sideway words on a spine that caught our eye and whose insides caught our minds and our […]
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Brown Has A Problem: Football
Downward trend marks worst slump in 25 years.
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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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Political Roundtable: Tanzi On Why Some Democrats Oppose Speaker Mattiello
State Rep. Teresa Tanzi (D-South Kingstown) joins Political Roundtable to discuss why she’s among the Democrats who oppose Nicholas Mattiello as Rhode Island House speaker. We also discuss Democrat Gina Raimondo’s victory this week, and the impact of more women lawmakers joining the General Assembly.
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Bonus Q&A: Tanzi On Statehouse-Related Harassment
State Rep. Teresa Tanzi (D-South Kingstown) joins Bonus Q&A to discuss the prevalence of harassment involving lawmakers, how Speaker Nicholas Mattiello handled a past claim of harassment, and whether Mattiello’s opponents will be punished for their stance.
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(PRESS)ed Episode 3: The Media, Fake News And Democracy
In this episode of (PRESS)ed, we ask a panel of experts to weigh in on the state of the media, the impact of social media on how we get and share information, and what all of this means for the future of our Democracy. Note: if you have been waiting to find out what happens […]
