Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. I hope you’re healthy and in good spirits. As always, I welcome your tips and comments, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) As the coronavirus crisis continues, the good news is that Rhode Island remains ahead of the […]
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Filippi: Nothing will ‘escape the hatchet’ due to coronavirus impact on RI budget
Blake Filippi, the Republican leader in the Rhode Island House of Representatives says tax hikes may be needed to restore the state’s fiscal standing due to the coronavirus.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For February 14
Question of the Week: If a JCLS meeting was held in the woods, would anyone get invited? Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column, and Happy Valentine’s. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) The unsettled quality of […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis' Politics/Media Roundup For January 24
Question of the Week: Can a powerful but obscure legislative committee become grist for the mill of reform? With that in mind, thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) While RI […]
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Mattiello Cancels Request For RI Convention Center Audit After GOP Lawsuit
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello on Thursday scrapped his request for an audit of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority after House GOP Leader Blake Filippi filed a lawsuit accusing Mattiello of abusing his authority.
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Raimondo Pledges Support For Education, Job Training, Line-Item Veto & More
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo painted an upbeat economic assessment during her State of the State speech on Tuesday, vowing to create a dedicated funding stream for housing while investing more in job-training and education, and urging lawmakers to pass a line-item veto.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For January 10
Question of the Week: Is politics catching up with public opinion on gun issues in Rhode Island? Thanks for stopping by for my first weekly column of 2020. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) With this being an […]
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Bonus Q&A: Filippi On House GOP Priorities, Housing, Abortion Bill Fallout & More
RI House GOP Leader Blake Filippi of Block Island joins Bonus Q&A to discuss Republican priorities for the 2020 General Assembly session, efforts to reduce gun violence, whether the free market should rule on housing and regulating tech giants, and more.
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Political Roundtable: Filippi On Trump’s Iran Policy & The Outlook For Cutting RI’s Budget
RI House Minority Leader Blake Filippi (R-New Shoreham) joins Political Roundtable to discuss President Trump’s actions toward Iran, and the outlook for slimming down Rhode Island’s $10 billion budget.
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RI Republicans Call For Independent Study To Analyze Competing Claims by IGT And Twin River
Gov. Raimondo supports an extension for IGT, and her administration says the issue has been studied enough already.