Rhode Island House Whip Katherine Kazarian (D-East Providence) is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Topics include: Kazarian’s approach to her role as whip in trying to forge agreement among different factions of Democrats; Why progressives are mounting more challenges to the status quo at the Statehouse; Kazarian’s description of her identity as a […] The post Political Roundtable: Kazarian on progressive challenges, marijuana outlook, her role as whip & more appeared first on TP...
Sep 03, 2021•14 min
Gun rights advocate Brenda Jacob of West Greenwich is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Topics include why gun sales have soared and whether this makes the nation more or less safe. Why the U.S. has so much gun violence. Whether it’s wrong to think that typical gun owners can disrupt a violent episode. […] The post Political Roundtable: Jacob on guns, gun violence & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Aug 27, 2021•4 min
Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor joins Political Roundtable this week. The topics include: Jobs and the economy; The outlook on the Superman Building; Pryor’s expected run next year for state general treasurer; and more. The post Political Roundtable: Pryor on RI’s economy, Superman Building, his expected treasurer run, and more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Aug 20, 2021•4 min
A string of violent episodes has sparked heightened concern about crime in Rhode Island’s capital city, Providence. Police say most categories of crime are down. But there are a lot of guns on the street, things always get worse in the summer, and the city has struggled to resolve problems with ATV and dirt bike […] The post Special Roundtable: Elorza on Providence; Escobar on Millennial RI; Geoghegan on baseball appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Aug 13, 2021•8 min
State Sen. Tiara Mack (D-Providence) is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Mack, 27, stormed the Statehouse last year by defeating long-term Democratic incumbent Harold Metts, in a district that runs from Mount Hope to Upper South Providence. Issues discussed in our discussion include: Recent violence in Providence. The Providence Teachers Union contract. The […] The post Political Roundtable: Mack on Providence violence, PTU contract, progressives in the RI Senate and more appeared fi...
Aug 06, 2021•14 min
This week, we have a special extended edition of Political Roundtable with RI Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi, educator and progressive activist Enrique Sanchez and our own Ana Gonzalez, host of Mosaic. The post Political Roundtable: Speaker Shekarchi, the progressive challenge to RI Dems, and how Mosaic explores immigration appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Jul 30, 2021•8 min
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is my guest on Political Roundtable this week. The topics include: Why shootings and some other crimes are on the rise; The impact of Rhode Island’s new gun laws; How to bolster police accountability; The proposed combination of Lifespan, Care New England, and Brown University in an academic health […] The post Political Roundtable: Neronha on guns, crime, RI’s healthcare merger, police accountability & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radi...
Jul 23, 2021•4 min
Two years ago, a Johns Hopkins University report painted a devastating picture of the schools in Providence. The report found that most students were not learning at their grade level, teachers were demoralized, and most parents felt shut out of their children’s education. The post Political Roundtable: The state of education in Rhode Island appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Jul 09, 2021•8 min
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green sits down for a one-on-one interview this week on Political Roundtable. We talk about the state takeover of the Providence schools. The conflict between Infante-Green and the Providence Teachers Union. Infante-Green’s communication with Gov. Dan McKee. Why suburban students in RI lag their counterparts in Massachusetts. and more. Ian […] The post Political Roundtable: Infante-Green on the state takeover in Providence, clashing with the P...
Jul 09, 2021•4 min
Steve Brown, executive director of the RI ACLU, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Joining me on the panel are URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and WPRI-TV reporter Steph Machado. The topics include: The lack of progress at the General Assembly this year on the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of […] The post Political Roundtable: Brown on the 2021 legislative session, police accountability, public meetings & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio...
Jul 02, 2021•4 min
Linda Finn, the executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence, joins Political Roundtable as our guest this week. Also joining the panel are URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and Amanda Milkovits, reporter for The Boston Globe. Topics include: Ian Donnis can be reached at idonnis@ripr.org. Follow him on Twitter […] The post Political Roundtable: Finn on semi-automatic rifles, Biden’s plan to tackle gun violence & more appeared first on TPR: T...
Jun 25, 2021•4 min
Rep. Michael Chippendale (R-Foster), the second-ranking Republican in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, joins Political Roundtable as our guest this week. Joining me on the panel are URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and Patrick Anderson, Statehouse reporter for The Providence Journal. Topics include: Why a hike in the state income tax […] The post Political Roundtable: Chippendale on taxes, Trump, and next steps for the RI GOP appeared first on TPR: The Public...
Jun 18, 2021•4 min
Col. Hugh Clements, chief of the Providence Police Department, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Joining me on the panel are URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and Ted Nesi, politics/economics editor for WPRI-TV, Channel 12. The topics include: Whether other groups and organizations should play a bigger role in responding […] The post Political Roundtable: Clements on gun violence, police culture, and bracing for this summer appeared first on TPR: The Publi...
Jun 11, 2021•4 min
Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Dan McGowan from The Boston Globe and URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley join the panel. Topics include: Gorbea’s recently announced 2022 run for governor; Whether she supports more charter schools; The state takeover of the Providence schools; […] The post Political Roundtable: Gorbea on schools, housing, voting and her run for governor appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio...
Jun 04, 2021•4 min
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; […] The post Political Roundtable: Weldon on getting Rhode Islanders back to work after the pandemic appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
May 28, 2021•4 min
Jim Vincent, president of the Providence NAACP, is our guest on Political Roundtable this week. The topics include: The post Political Roundtable: Vincent on gun violence, Providence schools, RI equity council & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .
May 21, 2021•4 min
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 […] The post Political Roundtable: Coyne-McCoy on intra-party controversy among RI Democrats & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
May 14, 2021•4 min
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: […] The post Political Roundtable: Kislak on marijuana, schools, hospitals & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
May 07, 2021•4 min
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. The post Political Roundtable: Whitehouse on Biden, Democrats’ spending, climate change & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Apr 30, 2021•4 min
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 […] The post Political Rountable: Fenton-Fung on Chauvin verdict, climate bill & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Apr 23, 2021•4 min
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 […] The post Political Roundtable: Elorza on 2022, transparency, stimulus money & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Apr 16, 2021•4 min
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 […] The post Political Roundtable: Paxson on RI’s academic medical center, reparations, college access & more appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio...
Apr 09, 2021•4 min
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 […] The post Political Roundtable: Euer on climate bill, Newport housing & the more ideologically diverse RI Senate appeared first on TPR: The Public...
Apr 02, 2021•4 min
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 […] The post Political Roundtable: Smiley on Providence schools, police & his run for mayor appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Mar 26, 2021•4 min
How can Rhode Island best use the more than $1 billion it will receive as part of the stimulus plan championed by President Biden? That’s part of the conversation this week on Political Roundtable with our guest, Michael DiBiase, president/CEO of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, a business-backed policy research group. Joining me on […] The post Political Roundtable: DiBiase on car tax, marijuana revenue & how to best use federal stimulus money appeared first on TPR: The Public's...
Mar 19, 2021•4 min
Dr. Megan Ranney, an ER physician at Rhode Island Hospital and associate professor at Brown University, is our guest this week on Political Roundtable. Here’s a transcript of the conversation, which also includes Ted Nesi from WPRI-TV, Channel 12, and URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley.. Donnis: Let’s start with the issue of […] The post Political Roundtable: Ranney on vaccinations, Lifespan-Care New England, & whether more pandemics are likely appeared first on TPR:...
Mar 12, 2021•14 min
Sen. Jessica de la Cruz (R-North Smithfield), the second-ranking Republican in the Rhode Island Senate, joins Political Rountable this week, along with reporter Steph Machado from WPRI-TV, Channel 12, and URI professor emeritus Maureen Moakley. Here’s an edited transcript of the conversation: Ian Donnis: Let’s start with the big news of the week in Rhode […] The post Political Roundtable: de la Cruz on Trump, Zambarano & RI Senate appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Mar 05, 2021•4 min
Gonzalo Cuervo, one of the Democrats running to succeed Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza in 2022, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. The panel includes URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley and Boston Globe reporter Dan McGowan. Here’s a transcript of the discussion. Ian Donnis: Let’s start with the big story of […] The post Political Roundtable: Cuervo on schools, tax-exempts and why he’s running for mayor of Providence appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Feb 26, 2021•4 min
State Rep. Brianna Henries never expected to run for office. But that didn't stop her from landing a seat last year in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. The East Providence Democrat joins Political Roundtable to discuss her political journey and what she hopes to accomplish. The post Political Roundtable: Henries on progressive goals, storming the House, and political accountability appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Feb 19, 2021•4 min
Michael McCaffrey of Warwick became the second-ranking RI Senate Democrat in 2017. He joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss the changing dynamics of the Senate and a range of issues. The post Political Roundtable: McCaffrey on Taxes, Marijuana, IGT, Minimum Wage & Senate Leadership appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio ....
Feb 12, 2021•4 min
