The debate over this year’s budget is underway in the Rhode Island House. With federal COVID-19 relief money running out, lawmakers have some tough decisions to make. Our own Ian Donnis and the Boston Globe’s Dan McGowan join us to discuss the likely winners and losers in this year’s budget. Also, Easton’s Beach – the only public beach in Newport – is disappearing. After extensive damage from three severe storms this winter, local leaders and residents are debating how to preserve the beach, or whether to save it at all. And a new exhibit at the Newport Historical Society centers the stories of the city’s Black residents from the 17th-19th centuries. That and more on this episode of The Weekly Catch.
Links:
- State Reps. David Morales and Brian C. Newberry unpack Rhode Island’s $13.9 billion budget
- Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for June 7, 2024
- Newport’s only public beach is eroding. Should the city save it?
- ‘A Name, a Voice, a Life’: New exhibit centers the history and experiences of Black Newporters
- Annual World Refugee Day Celebration at Refugee Dream Center (June 8)
- Providence Porchfest (June 8)
- Strawberry Thanksgiving Celebration at Tomaquag Museum (June 8)
- Kimaya Diggs at The Knickerbocker (June 9)
Guests:
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
- Dan McGowan, The Boston Globe columnist
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