Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee joins Bonus Q+A this week to discuss his efforts as lieutenant governor, legislation restricting charter schools, the…
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Political Roundtable: McKee on Chafee, Tolls for Trucks & Fire Department Staffing
Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss the battle between municipalities and fire unions over platoon…
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Mattiello Slams Brakes on Raimondo’s Truck Toll Plan
House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello is putting the brakes on Governor Raimondo’s plan to impose new tolls on trucks. Speaker Mattiello was at Governor…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: What Chafee Needs To Do Very Soon
So Lincoln Chafee has become the first Rhode Islander to seek a major party nomination for president. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay on why Chafee…
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Public Forum – A Providence Stadium: Strike Out Or Home Run?
When the PawSox owner, Ben Mondor, died in 2010, the future of the team was cast into doubt. A new ownership group took over the team earlier this year…
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Lawmakers Hear Progress Report From Embattled Child Welfare Agency
Department of Children, Youth, and Families officials told a joint senate committee Wednesday they’re making progress addressing 20 recommendations…
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Debrief: Are Grindr Or Tinder To Blame For Rise In STDs?
Rhode Island’s Department of Health announced a sharp uptick in cases of sexually transmitted infections. Some have chalked it up to the increasing…
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RI Convention Center Authority’s James McCarvill on the Republican Policy Group Report
The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority came in for sharp criticism from some Republican state lawmakers in a recent report. The authority…
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Chafee Announces Presidential Run; Vows to “Wage Peace”
Former governor Lincoln Chafee announced his Democratic presidential campaign Wednesday evening at George Mason University in Virginia while vowing to …
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Minor League Baseball Executive Discusses PawSox Stadium Proposal
Another day in Providence, another desultory meeting on the plan to move the Pawtucket Red Sox from McCoy Stadium to a new ballpark to be built on the…
