Rhode Island State Rep. Shelby Maldonado joins Bonus Q&A to talk about the intersection of politics and immigration, the clash between progressives…
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RI Woman At The Center Of Immigration Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
Lilian Calderon, the Rhode Island woman who was detained by federal immigration officials for nearly a month is now the lead plaintiff in a class-action…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
To paraphrase a remark ( mistakenly ) attributed to Mark Twain, the coldest winter I ever spent was a spring in southern New England. But we roll with…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: U.S. Citizenship and the Census
Providence County is participating in a trial run of the 2020 U.S. Census. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay traces how something that shouldn’t…
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Political Roundtable: Trillo On Trump, Immigration and His Run For RI Governor
Independent candidate for governor Joe Trillo joins Political Roundtable to discuss his campaign and President Trump’s stance on Dreamers.
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RI Elected Officials, Community Groups Oppose Citizenship Question In 2020 U.S. Census
A group of elected officials and leaders of community groups gathered Monday at Central Falls to oppose plans for including a citizenship question in…
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Judge To Decide Fate of Accused Guatemalan War Criminal
In Immigration court this week, a judge is expected to decide whether to deport a man accused of committing war crimes in his native Guatemala. The…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
What if there were predictions of a big snow storm and the forecasted flakes failed to materialize? Well, unexpected stuff happens — in weather, as in…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Raimondo’s Election Challenge
The first public opinion poll of the 2018 Rhode Island campaign for governor shows a near dead heat between Republican Allan Fung and incumbent…
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RI Irish History Is The Pot Of Gold At The End Of The Rainbow
March Madness is here, and we’re not talking about the basketball games. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated worldwide every March 17 th , and Rhode Island…