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Dan McGowan (The Boston Globe), Jim Hummel (The Hummel Report, RI PBS) and Bill Bartholomew (Bartholomewtown, WPRO) break down what they believe are the biggest Rhode Island stories of 2023.

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Bill Bartholomew caught up with Scott Begin of the Rhode Island-based band Badfish, best known as the premier tribute to the band Sublime, who are set to release new original music.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Half Street Group Founder and President Mike Raia for a conversation about which RI organization or person could benefit from a 2023 communications "do over", his reflections as a small business owner and communications expert, and what organizational leaders should consider about strategic communications as they plan for 2024. 

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Bill Bartholomew reacts to the news that 195 West at the Washington Bridge will be closed after a "critical failure of some bridge components" was discovered today.

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Bill Bartholomew reacts to the instinctual response of RI Turning Point to white supremacist stickers appearing in Cranston. 

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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha joins Bill Bartholoemw to discuss a wide array of topics, including his posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, which in one case, has drawn the ire of a judge, healthcare systems, expanding public awareness about the attorneys in his office, climate goals, shoreline access and beyond.

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Rhode Island Democratic Socialists of America's Kinverly Dicupe and Dan Crowell join Bill Bartholomew to offer their thoughts on why candidates beyond the two-party system ought to be strengthened. 

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Senator Meghan Kallman and  Providence Streets Coalition's Liza Burkin join Bill Bartholomew to discuss a coalition of community organizations and legislators who are organizing to urge Governor Dan McKee to fully fund RIPTA in the forthcoming budget.

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Greg Werkheiser, lead counsel with Cultural Heritage Partners, who are representing the Newport Preservation Society, joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss why the organization, best known as the stewards of the Newport Mansions, are concerned about and are filing suit against a wind farm that is being developed in waters off of Rhode Island.

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Coastal access activist and Bartholomewtown regular Conrad Ferla joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on what progress was seen in Rhode Island shoreline access during 2023 and what to watch for in 2024.

Shoreline Access: Progress in 2023 and What to Watch For in 2024

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