Question of the Week: What will happen with the proposed IGT extension, and when will it happen? That’s my top item this week, so read on. 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 […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For June 21
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. It’s partially done, due to the House budget vote, and will be updated later. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello defends the inclusion of […]
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Political Roundtable: Filippi On Abortion, Budget & The Mattiello-Chiropractor Controversy
RI House Republican Leader Blake Filippi joins Political Roundtable to discuss the controversy involving House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and a Cranston chiropractor, the revised state budget, and the passage this week of a bill codifying abortion rights in Rhode Island.
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Bonus Q&A: Filippi On URI Board, I-195 District, Minimum Wage & More
RI House GOP Leader Blake Filippi of New Shoreham joins Bonus Q&A to discuss how the state budget would give lawmakers more power over the I-195 District; whether the minimum wage should go up; why he supports giving URI its own governance board; and many other issues.
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Lombardi May Scrap His Challenge To Mattiello; Critics Still In Opposition
State Rep. John Lombardi may pull the plug on his long-planned challenge to House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello during the opening of the Rhode Island General Assembly’s 2019 session on Tuesday. “I don’t want to march people off the cliff,” Lombardi said, referring how a small group of representatives who oppose Mattiello during the formal vote […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For November 30
A new General Assembly session is fast approaching in Rhode Island, along with a budget deficit that needs to be eliminated before lawmakers head for the hills in mid-2019. We’ll be following those stories from start to finish, so thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, […]
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Political Roundtable: Filippi On Sports Betting, Marijuana & Divisions In The RI House
RI House GOP Leader Blake Filippi of New Shoreham joins Political Roundtable to discuss the launch of sports betting, the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts, and divisions within the House of Representatives.
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Bonus Q&A: Filippi On RI Republicans, Trump, Abortion & More
Rhode Island House Republican Leader Blake Filippi joins Bonus Q&A to discuss the future of the state GOP, the effort to make changes in the House, reproductive rights, President Trump, and more.