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Rhode Island College recently released a report that includes a plan to cut twenty programs from the school's offerings.  Students join Bill Bartholomew to discuss an effort to push back on the proposed cuts.

They are:

Felix Fonseca Garcia, World Languages Education - Portuguese major

Hak Kay, Gender Studies major

Danielle Hurowitz, Gender Studies major

Roman Kavanagh, English Major

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Navigant Credit Union's VP of Cash Management Brian Pereira joins Bill Bartholomew for April's episode of Financial Well Being.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Eco RI News reporter Colleen Cronin for a discussion on "Stumpgate", a saga in which a contractor for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation inadvertently removed a significant amount of trees from a highway onramp.  How did this miscommunication happen and what are the environmental consequences? 

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Breaking news: following a lengthy illness, Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio has died.  The Boston Globe's Ed Fitzpatrick join Bill Bartholomew to discuss Ruggerio's legacy and what comes next on the governmental side.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Westerly's United Theatre Executive Director Carly Callahan and Artistic Director Tony Nunes for a discussion on the Nashville North initiative and how the theatre is shaping the greater-Westerly community cultural and economic footprint.

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The recent announcement that Anchor Medical Associates will be closing its practice this summer has exacerbated an already strained health care system in Rhode Island.  Bill Bartholomew speaks with Blackstone Valley Community Health Care CEO and family physician Dr. Christy Pacheco and COO Mark Glovasky for insights on the extent of the issue.

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Boston Globe Rhode Island columnist Dan McGowan joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on the latest efforts by Providence mayor Brett Smiley to for the city to regain control of the Providence Public School District.  The district was taken over by the State of Rhode Island in 2019.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes New England Music Organization and North End Entertainment's Rand Bradbury for a discussion on his work promoting and producing original music in Newport, RI.

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newportFILM, Rhode Island's premier presenter of the latest, critically-acclaimed documentary films, will be screening: CHECKPOINT ZOO at Newport Classica's Recital Hall on Thursday, April 10th at 7pm. Tickets are available at newportfilm.com

Learn more about the film at www.checkpointzoo.com

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Bill Bartholomew offers insight into how Rhode Island can react to the economic chaos that President Trump's policies are creating.

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