Matt Weldon, director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, is the guest on Political Roundtable this week. Joining me on the panel are Boston Globe reporter Brian Amaral and URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley. Topics discussed during Roundtable include: Whether Rhode Island and the U.S. have a labor shortage; […]
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Political Roundtable: Vincent on gun violence, Providence schools, RI equity council & more
Jim Vincent, president of the Providence NAACP, is our guest on Political Roundtable this week. The topics include:
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Political Roundtable: Coyne-McCoy on intra-party controversy among RI Democrats & more
Kate Coyne-McCoy, chief strategist for the RI Democratic Party, is our guest this week on Political Roundtable. Ed Fitzpatrick from The Boston Globe and Maureen Moakley, emeritus professor of political science at URI, join the panel this week. The topics include: Ian Donnis can be reached at idonnis@ripr.org. Follow him on Twitter @IanDon. Sign up […]
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Political Roundtable: Kislak on marijuana, schools, hospitals & more
State Rep. Rebecca Kislak (D-Providence), who was first elected in 2018, is our guest this week on Political Roundtable. Joining me on the panel are Patrick Anderson, Statehouse reporter for The Providence Journal, and Maureen Moakley, emeritus professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island. Here’s a lightly edited transcript of our conversation: […]
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Political Roundtable: Whitehouse on Biden, Democrats’ spending, climate change & more
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is the guest on Political Roundtable this week. The topics include: — How Democrats should respond to demographic shifts favoring Republicans; — Whether President Biden is courting a backlash with his spending proposals; — Whether Biden is smarter than President Obama in working with Congress; — The outlook on climate change.
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Political Rountable: Fenton-Fung on Chauvin verdict, climate bill & more
State Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R-Cranston) joins Political Roundtable this week. The panel includes Steph Machado from WPRI, Channel 12, and URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley. Here’s a partial transcript of the conversation: Donnis: Let’s start with the big story of the week the verdict in the George Floyd case. This is […]
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Political Roundtable: Elorza on 2022, transparency, stimulus money & more
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Joining me on the panel are URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and Dan McGowan from The Boston Globe. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Donnis: Let’s start with the issue of gun violence in America. The […]
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Political Roundtable: Paxson on RI’s academic medical center, reparations, college access & more
Brown University President Christina Paxson is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Joining me on the panel are URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and Brian Amaral from The Boston Globe. Here’s an edited transcript of our conversation. Donnis: President Paxson. I’d like to start with the big news that came out […]
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Political Roundtable: Euer on climate bill, Newport housing & the more ideologically diverse RI Senate
State Sen. Dawn Euer (D-Newport) is the guest this week on Political Rountable. Joining me on the panel this week are URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakey and Antonia Ayres-Brown, Newport reporter for The Public’s Radio. Here’s is an edited transcript of our conversation. Donnis: Let’s start with the unveiling this week of […]
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Political Roundtable: Smiley on Providence schools, police & his run for mayor
Brett Smiley, who is among a series of candidates running for mayor of Providence in 2022, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Smiley, a Democrat, left his post as director of the state Department of Administration earlier this year. Joining political reporter Ian Donnis on the panel this week are Tim White, investigative […]