In D.C., Speaker Shekarchi says Rhode Island can be an incubator for housing policy
A panel chaired by U.S. Sen. Whitehouse considers the risks of housing unaffordability.
Jennifer Hawkins of ONE Neighborhood Builders on Rhode Island’s housing crisis, Hasbro’s possible move and what’s next
Rhode Island’s housing crisis is a tough nut to crack. Even though hundreds of millions of dollars have been allocated to promote new housing, progress has been slow and the cost of housing keeps going up. This week on Political Roundtable, an exit interview with president/CEO of nonprofit developer ONE Neighborhood Builders Jennifer Hawkins.
A RI town manager on how the state should, and shouldn’t, spur more housing
Andy Nota, town manager of East Greenwich, says state mandates are difficult for the state’s 39 municipalities.
Remembering Alan Shawn Feinstein, Woonsocket homeowners regain protections, and more
Also on this week’s show: a look back on the week in Rhode Island politics with political reporter Ian Donnis, and our picks for what to do this week.
Woonsocket residents to benefit from tax sale protections once again
More than a year after The Public’s Radio revealed residents could not benefit from a statewide program, the city and Rhode Island Housing agreed to close the loophole.
Races to watch in Tuesday’s state primary, how local zoning rules stifle housing production, and more
Also on this week’s show: how the old mill buildings of Providence’s industrial past shaped the city’s 1990s art renaissance, and our picks for what to do this week.
Live/work: How old mill buildings shaped Providence’s 90s art renaissance
Back in the 1990s, Providence was home to a thriving community of artists. One of the things that made it possible was the ample affordable live/work spaces artists found in the old mill buildings of the city’s industrial past. With many of those buildings gone and little affordable housing to spare, can Providence hold onto its reputation as a cultural capital?
As state lawmakers look to boost housing, zoning remains a pitched political battle in Rhode Island
The powerful speaker of the Rhode Island House has made housing a priority. But some towns object to losing local control.
The invisible legacy of racially restrictive housing covenants, Providence schools outlook, and more
Also on this week’s show: a look back on the week in Rhode Island politics with political reporter Ian Donnis, an interview and in-studio performance by local acoustic trio The Whelks, and our picks for what to do this week.
With cold weather coming and beds in short supply, advocates want New Bedford to build a city-run homeless camp
Carl Alves, executive director of Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, says a city-run camp isn’t a cure-all, but “we’ve got to see things as they are, not just as we wish them to be.”
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