A Lively Experiment is a weekly News & Politics program on Rhode Island PBS. Tune in each Friday at 7:00 pm for new episodes regarding the political climate in Rhode Island.
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This week on Lively, the state extends its takeover of Providence schools.
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This week on A Lively Experiment, the state extends its takeover of Providence schools by 3 years. Plus, the local take on Kamala Harris' first extended interview since becoming the presidential nominee. Joining Moderator Jim Hummel are Brown University Political Science Professor Wendy Schiller, Former State Representative Nick Gorham, and Paige C…
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This week on Lively, the state seeks accountability in the Washington Bridge failure
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This week on A Lively Experiment, the state sues firms that worked on the Washington Bridge and what this might mean for Governor McKee. Plus, can Kamala Harris keep up the momentum after the convention? Joining Jim Hummel are Bill Bartholomew of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Providence College Political Science Professor Adam Myers, and Weayonnoh N…
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This week on Lively, Washington Bridge litigation and shoreline access news.
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This week on A Lively Experiment, why the AG says the Washington Bridge lawsuit needs his approval, plus the timeline for replacement. Also, is shoreline access about to change for Rhode Island beachgoers? Joining Moderator Jim Hummel are Former Rhode Island Attorney General Arlene Violet, Harrison Tuttle of Black Lives Matter RI PAC, and Former Na…
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This week on Lively, local views on the VP pick and the latest on the Washington Bridge.
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This week on A Lively Experiment, what's new with the Washington Bridge? Plus, Dominick Ruggierio answers his challenger's call to follow Biden's lead and drop out of the state Senate race, and we'll get the local take on Harris' VP pick. Joining Moderator Jim Hummel are WPRI Investigative Reporter Ted Nesi, Retired URI Political Professor, Maureen…
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This week on Lively, what a sharp rise in uncontested Assembly races means for voters.
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This week on A Lively Experiment, proponents of Con Con get their turn to testify. Plus, examining the consequences of a sharp rise in uncontested General Assembly seats. And the AG puts agencies withholding public records on notice. Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by political contributor Ray Rickman, Republican strategist Lisa Pelosi, and Billy Hu…
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This week on Lively, opposition to a constitutional convention and budget storm clouds
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This week on a Lively Experiment, rising opposition to a constitutional convention. Plus, the General Assembly pushes the governor's proposed budget to $14 billion, and why 500 Providence kids are in urgent need of dental care. Joining Moderator Jim Hummel are former Lieutenant Governor candidate Aaron Guckian, Rhode Island Current Reporter Nancy L…
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This week on Lively,debate over beachfront access and the latest on the Washington Bridge.
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This week on A Lively Experiment: renewed debate over beachfront access, looking for answers about the troubled Washington Bridge, and local analysis of the presidential race after the Trump assassination attempt. Joining Moderator Jim Hummel are Tim White of WPRI Target 12, Antonia Noori Farzan of the Providence Journal, and Ian Donnis from The Pu…
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This week on Lively, no bids on the bridge: who will rebuild it and how much will it cost?
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This week on A Lively Experiment, an update on the Washington Bridge, yet we still don’t know when it will be built, who will rebuild it, and how much it will cost. How did we get here? Joining Jim Hummel are Steph Machado of the Boston Globe and a RI PBS Weekly Contributor, Former Providence City Council President David Salvatore, and Political Co…
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This week on Lively, local analysis of the presidential debate and a new poll of RI voters.
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This week on Lively: digging deep with local analysis of the Presidential Debate. Meantime, a new poll shows the Presidential race is tight in the Ocean State and Governor McKee has a lot of work to do to boost his ratings among voters. Joining Jim Hummel are Former State Representative Nick Gorham, Brown University Political Professor Wendy Schill…
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This week on Lively, highlights of what the General Assembly did and did not do.
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This week on Lively: with the legislative session in the rearview mirror, we'll look at what lawmakers accomplished since January. Plus, Rhode Island voters get another shot at greenlighting a Constitutional Convention. Joining me are Former State Representative Mike Marcello, Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies of the Economic Progress Institute, and Providen…
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This week on Lively: the gavel comes down for the General Assembly. What's in, what's out?
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This week on Lively, it’s all things General Assembly: what made it and what didn't. Plus, Providence schools get more money, but will it be enough? We'll also analyze the debate over an Inspector’s General office and the Constitutional Convention question. Panelists are Boston Globe Columnist Dan McGowan, Rhode Island GOP National Committeewoman S…
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This week on Lively: what’s in, what’s out for next year’s budget? Plus, a few surprises.
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This week on Lively, what’s in and what’s out for next year’s budget, with a few surprises along the way. Plus, should Rhode Island hold a Constitutional Convention? It’s been 40 years since the last one - and the topic is again sparking controversy. And the debate over lawmakers’ proposed changes to the State Pension System.…
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This week on Lively, the local take on the Trump verdicts: what happens next?
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This week on Lively, the local take on the Trump verdicts: what happens next? Weighing in this week are Republican Strategist Lisa Pelosi, Bill Bartholomew of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, and Harrison Tuggle of Black Lives Matter RI PAC. Plus, a late snag in the police reform bill over the release of body cam video evidence.…
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State lawmakers still have some major decisions to make before the gavel comes down
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Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, Attorney Lou Pulner, and Paige Clausius-Parks from Rhode Island KIDS COUNT join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss big decisions looming for state lawmakers before the gavel comes down. The big decisions surround budget - but payday lending, public records law changes and gun legislation are all up in the air. And the…
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This week on Lively, the projected price tag for the Washington Bridge replacement balloons
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This week on Lively, the price tag for the Washington Bridge replacement skyrockets. The total, with some additions to the original estimate, could be pushing nearly half a billion. Also, more college protests in Providence...and an update on reforms to the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights
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Washington Bridge updates and the future of affordable housing in Rhode Island.
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Boston Globe Reporter Steph Machado, The Providence Journal's Patrick Anderson and Nancy Lavin from Rhode Island Current join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss affordable housing in Rhode Island and the latest on the Washington Bridge.
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Pro-Palestine protests land on Brown’s campus, plus effects of abortion restrictions.
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National Committeewoman for the RI GOP Sue Cienki, Providence College Professor Adam Myers, and Political Contributor Pablo Rodriguez join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Pro-Palestine protests reaches Brown, the Washington Bridge opens six lanes, proposed changes to how Rhode Islanders vote, plus effects of abortion restrictions around the country…
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Engineers warned of structural problems with the Washington Bridge nearly a decade ago.
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The Public’s Radio Ian Donnis, The Libertarian Party of RI Chairman Billy Hunt, and Economic Progress Institute Executive Director Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss a report that engineers knew about structural problems with the Washington Bridge almost a decade ago, the CEO of RIPTA resigns, plus updates from the legisla…
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Removing bike lanes leads to protests, plus RIPTA CEO pleads not guilty in hit-and-run
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The Providence Journal’s Antonia Noori Farzan RI GOP Chairman, and former Providence City Council President David Salvatore join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss removing bike lanes to alleviate Washington Bridge traffic leads to protests, RIPTA CEO pleads not guilty in hit-and-run, RI struggles with lack of housing, takeaways from the RI Presidenti…
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How one RI city is tackling cellphones in schools
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Former State Reps Mike Marcello and Nick Gorham, and The Boston Globe’s Steph Machado join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss an Ethics complaint settled from the Philadelphia fiasco business trip last year, Steph’s report on Central Falls’ strategy for dealing with cellphones in schools, who will be held responsible for the Washington Bridge closure?…
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Pete Buttigieg visits Washington Bridge, plus proposed noise cameras in Providence
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The Providence Journal’s Amy Russo, The Boston Globe’s Ed Fitzpatrick, and Political Contributor Scott MacKay join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Pete Buttigieg’s visit to the Washington Bridge, noise cameras proposed in Providence, a bill related to the Access to Public Records Act, and walking back some changes to PVD Fest.…
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The Washington Bridge to be demolished, and what is the fate of TikTok in the U.S.?
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The Boston Globe’s Dan McGowan, Political Strategist Rob Horowitz, and Republican Strategist Lisa Pelosi join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the Washington Bridge’s impending demolition, RIPTA underfunding and new bus hub, McKee asks for salary raises for cabinet members, safe weapons storage bill advances to senate floor, plus political leaders i…
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Reacting to Biden’s State of the Union, plus bills targeting RI healthcare issues.
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Former Cranston Mayor (R ) Allan Fung, Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller, and Former Chairman of the RI Democratic Party Bill Lynch join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Biden’s State of the Union address, RI bills addressing healthcare, forgiving student loans, and the Washington Bridge debacle.…
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How Gen Z and Millennials are feeling about the next presidential election, plus (lack of) affordable housing in RI.
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Bartholomewtown Podcast Host Bill Bartholomew, The Rhode Island Current’s Nancy Lavin, and Political Contributor Raymond Baccari join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the lack of affordable housing across the state, the future of RIPTA, the fate of the Washington Bridge, plus voter enthusiasm among Millennials and Gen Z.…
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Rhode Islanders footing a big bill for Tidewater Landing with no say in the plan, plus a new tourism campaign.
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The Providence Journal’s Antonia Noori Farzan, Author Ken Block, and BLM RI’s Harrison Tuttle join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Tidewater Landing to cost taxpayers more than $100M, the RI tourism board released a new slogan and series of promotional videos, RI DOT announces a plan to squeeze six lanes onto the open side of the bridge, plus RIPTA…
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Scathing reports across RI on St. Mary's Home for Children, maternal mortality stories, and the continued Washington Bridge debacle
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The Boston Globe’s Amanda Milkovits, Retired Professor Pablo Rodriguez, and the Economic Progress Institute Executive Director Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss how Gov. McKee and the DOT has handled the bridge debacle, shocking maternal mortality statistics in RI, a scathing report on St. Mary’s Home for Children, and le…
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The Washington Bridge closure still affecting many Rhode Islanders; what the Federal Highway Administration has to say
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The Public’s Radio Ian Donnis, National Committeewoman for the RI GOP Sue Cienki, and Legal Analyst Lou Pulner join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the Federal Highway Administration visits the Washington Bridge, retirees in RI feeling squeezed by pension cuts, magistrates could hear more cases, and a report card released about the public’s ability…
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Internal RIDOT emails from about Washington Bridge, and the Cranston mayoral race gets interesting.
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The Boston Globe’s Steph Machado, Providence College’s Adam Myers, and Political Contributor Don Roach join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss internal emails released about the Washington Bridge closure, Fenton-Fung enters the race for Cranston mayor, an interview with Providence Police Chief Perez, and the future of public transportation in Rhode Is…
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The fate of the Washington Bridge up in the air, plus what’s in (and out) the RI budget this year.
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RI Republican National Committeeman Steve Frias, Former RI State Rep. (D) Mike Marcello, and Republican Strategist Lisa Pelosi join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the fate of the Washington Bridge, McKee ethics investigation dismissed, what’s in (and out) of the budget this year, and will police reform finally pass this year?…
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The RI Governor’s State of the State Address, and the Minority Leader’s response.
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URI Political Science Professor Emily Lynch, Libertarian Party of RI Chairman Billy Hunt, and Political Contributor Jim Vincent join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Gov. McKee’s State of the State Address, affordable housing, the Minority Leader’s response and plan for an Inspector General, police reform, and same day voter registration.…
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The RI House and Senate Majority and Minority leaders discuss plans for this session.
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Leaders in both the RI House and Senate join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss their goals for the 2024 legislative session, including the state budget, affordable housing, tax cuts, and under-the-radar bills.
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What to expect from the 2024 RI legislative session.
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The Rhode Island Current’s Nancy Lavin, The Providence Journal’s Patrick Anderson, and The Boston Globe’s Ed Fitzpatrick join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss what to expect from the upcoming legislative session, the state’s plan to build more housing, visiting the Independent Man, public records in RI, and the Washington Bridge debacle.…
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A look at what 2023 had in store for Rhode Island, and predictions for 2024.
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Our special end-of-year program: Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller, The Public’s Radio Ian Donnis, and Former URI Professor Maureen Moakley join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the top local and national stories of 2023, the biggest winners and losers of 2023, moments that could only happen in Rhode Island, and the panel makes their predict…
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Impacts of the I-195 bridge closure felt around the state.
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Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller, The Public’s Radio Ian Donnis, and Former URI Professor Maureen Moakley join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the major disruptions caused by the I-195 bridge closure, more Brown students arrested during a sit-in, legislative priorities for the 2024 session, and AG Neronha in a public spat with Judge Procac…
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Ethics Commission appointee accused of sexual harassment, plus a debate on guns in schools.
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The Boston Globe’s Steph Machado, Former RI Representative (R) Nick Gorham, and Black Lives Matter RI PAC Exec. Dir. Harrison Tuttle join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Ethics Commission appointee drops out after sexual harassment allegations, a debate over school resource officers, the state hopes relaxed zoning laws will lead to more housing, pl…
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Tensions continue at Brown, even after charges against protestors dropped.
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The Boston Globe’s Dan McGowan, Political Contributor Bob Walsh, and RI GOP National Committeewoman Sue Cienki join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Brown University finally asks for charges to be dropped against student protestors, Mayor Smiley wants Providence to take back control over the schools, plus a debate over wind turbines off the coast of…
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Rhode Islanders protesting the Israel-Hamas war face arrests, firing.
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The Providence Journal’s Amy Russo, Political Contributor Pablo Rodriguez, and Attorney Lou Pulner join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss RI Attorney General Neronha ordered to appear in court over social media posts, Brown not dropping charges against student protestors, a McKee staffer fired after calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, pl…
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What the voters decided around Rhode Island on election day.
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The Boston Globe’s Steph Machado, Political Strategist Rob Horowitz, and Chairman of the RI GOP Joe Powers join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss election day results, along with other news around the state. We interview Sen. Zurier on alternate voting options, and interview the Presidents of Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio to discuss their n…
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Corruption, trust in government, and McKee’s approval rating - what Rhode Islanders care about in state politics.
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Political Science Professors from Brown - Wendy Schiller, URI - Emily Lynch, and Providence College - Adam Myers, join Moderator Jim Hummel to dissect results from a URI poll on Rhode Islanders’ attitudes towards politics, as well as Attorney General Peter Neronha announcing a possible run for governor and reactions to the CD1 debate from this week…
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Where RI stands on school funding, CO2 emissions, and the upcoming congressional election
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Libertarian Party of RI Chairman Billy Hunt, Political Contributor Jim Vincent, and Rhode Island Current’s Nancy Lavin join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss school funding bonds, CO2 emissions benchmarks, and a sleep CD1 race.
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A panel of journalists give a peek behind the scenes of what they’ve been reporting on around the state.
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The Providence Journal’s Patrick Anderson, The Public’s Radio Ian Donnis, and Anchor TV’s Raymond Baccari join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss RICAS scores and the state of education in RI, retirees seek help with cost of living, Gina Raimondo visits RI, plus the latest reporting from each panelist.
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Out in the cold; RI unprepared to shelter unhoused this winter, even with funds.
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The Boston Globe Report Ed Fitzpatrick, Former Mayor of Providence Angel Taveras, and National Committeewoman for the RI GOP Sue Cienki join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss RI unprepared to shelter the unhoused as another winter approaches, Steve Laffey leaves the GOP, chaos in the U.S. House, frustration from Gabe Amo’s lack of debate participatio…
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Should RI return the surplus to taxpayers? Plus Kevin McCarthy ousted as Speaker.
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RI Republican National Committeeman Steve Frias, Republican Strategist Lisa Pelosi, and Political Contributor Bob Walsh join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Gabe Amo turning down debates ahead of the CD1 general election, former Speaker of the House McCarthy ousted, how RI officials should give the surplus back to the taxpayers, plus the Providence…
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A handful of investigative reports on the RI government.
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The Boston Globe’s Dan McGowan, Rhode Island PBS Weekly Contributor Steph Machado, and Former Chairman of the RI Democratic Party Bill Lynch join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss a report that shows hundreds of RI kids not receiving timely and critical care, the DHS struggles to fill roles, the state vehicle fleet behind goal of going electric, plus…
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A debate on the benefits of special elections, plus shoreline access remains, for now.
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Rhode Island shoreline access law hits federal court.
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Political Contributor Don Roach, The Providence Journal Reporter Antonia Noori Farzan, and Providence College Political Science Professor Adam Myers join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the RI Board of Elections chooses not to investigate the Matos signature scandal, next steps in the CD1 election, shoreline access lands in federal court, plus who …
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How Gabe Amo won the CD1 democratic primary with a last-minute surge.
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Allan Fung, Former Cranston Mayor, Bartholomewtown Podcast’s Bill Bartholomew, and Former URI Political Science Professor Maureen Moakley join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Gabo Amo winning the CD1 democratic primary, a Pawtucket police officer is arrested on suspicion of DUI, plus the first giant stuffie is installed in Michigan.…
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The final push before the CD1 Primary, plus a front row seat to the debates.
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The Boston Globe’s Steph Machado, The Providence Journal’s Patrick Anderson, and The Public’s Radio’s Ian Donnis join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the final push for before the CD1 primary, a front row seat to the debate action, the impact of early voting after a candidate drops out, plus the future of the Cranston Street Armory hangs in the bal…
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The CD1 race turns negative, and Trump is arraigned again.
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Former State Representative Nick Gorham, Political Strategist Rob Horowitz, and The Boston Globe’s Amanda Milkovits join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the CD1 race with less than two weeks until the primary, the importance of local journalism to civic participation, Donald Trump is arraigned again, plus the GOP candidates for president take the d…
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Trump faces more indictments, plus Sabina Matos pushes back.
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National Committeewoman for the RI GOP Sue Cienki, Attorney and Legal Analyst Lou Pulner, and Political Contributor Jim Vincent join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss a congressman from NY comes to Sabina Matos’s defense, former President Trump faces more indictments, affirmative action struck down, plus an interview with Rhode Island PBS Scholarship…
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