State Rep. Brian Newberry (R-North Smithfield) is the guest this week on Political Roundtable.

The topics include the current strife in the national Republican Party;

Gov. Gina Raimondo’s record in RI;

The growing profile of state Sen. Jessica de la Cruz (R-North Smithfield);

Why the debate on charter schools is complex;

and more.

One of the state’s top political reporters, Ian Donnis joined The Public’s Radio in 2009. Ian has reported on Rhode Island politics since 1999, arriving in the state just two weeks before the FBI...