The General Assembly is done for a while, and it’s time to hit the beach. 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) Until Friday, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s office was […]
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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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Nonviolence Group Cut In RI House Budget Has Link To Groups Critical Of Mattiello
The Nonviolence Institute, which received a $200,000 funding cut in the budget unveiled by Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello last week, is the landlord for a group that fueled an anti-Mattiello campaign in Cranston last year. Campaign finance filings show that Citizens for a Corruption-Free Rhode Island was based at 265 Oxford Street in […]
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RI House Finance Committee Approves $9.9B Budget
On a 12 to 3 vote, Rhode Island’s House Finance Committee moved quickly Friday night to approve a $9.9 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that cuts or eliminates many of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s spending proposals. The House budget includes about half of Raimondo’s proposed increase in pre-K seats, but it eliminates […]
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Political Roundtable: Abney On RI Budget & Fresh Talks Between Lifespan, Brown and Care New England
RI House Finance Chairman Marvin Abney (D-Newport) joins Political Roundtable to discuss the emerging House budget, and renewed talks, brokered by Gov. Raimondo, between Care New England, Lifespan, and Brown University.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For May 17
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. The outlook for the effort to pass an abortion rights bill in Rhode Island appeared dim Tuesday evening. That was when the Senate Judiciary Committee, […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For May 10
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) Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello is suggesting that the legislative budget for the next fiscal year will include new measures meant to improve […]
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Political Roundtable: Cassar On Continuing Contracts Bill, Budget Outlook & Abortion
Rhode Island State Representative Liana Cassar (D-Barrington) joins Political Roundtable to discuss the continuing contracts bill passed this week by the House, and whether it will damage cities and towns and lead to higher property taxes. We also discuss the worsening state budget outlook and the status of a bill meant to guarantee abortion rights.
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Bonus Q&A: Ruggerio On Firefighter OT, Budget Outlook, Bridges & More
Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio joins Bonus Q&A to discuss firefighter OT, the future of McCoy Stadium, the debate over Senate rules, the state’s troubled bridges, and more.
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Political Roundtable: Raimondo On Budget, Abortion & Democrats’ Hopes Of Retaking The White House
RI Gov. Gina Raimondo joins Political Roundtable to discuss her budget proposal, the abortion debate at the Statehouse, and how Democrats can reconcile their progressive and pragmatic elements for 2020.