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By Tim White, Ted Nesi

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Tim White and Ted Nesi host in-depth interviews each week with top politicians and others in the news from Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Brought to you by WPRI 12, Fox Providence and myRITV.

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Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News episodes:

04.12.2024
4/12/2024: Councilwoman Peterson; Director Alviti
Councilwoman Shelley Peterson talks about her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis; RIDOT Director Peter Alviti discusses what's next on the Washington Bridge crisis.
04.05.2024
4/5/2024: Congressman Magaziner
The first-term Democrat discusses the war in Israel, chaos in the U.S. House, the November election, the Washington Bridge, his upcoming paternity leave and more.
03.29.2024
3/29/2024: Heather Singleton; Rep. Thompson
03.22.2024
3/22/2024: Transportation Sec'y. Pete Buttigieg
Buttigieg discusses the Washington Bridge crisis with Ted Nesi; plus, Attorney General Peter Neronha on the bridge, ILO and more.
03.15.2024
3/15/2024: Ken Block; bridge roundtable
The author of "Disproven" discusses his work validating voter data for the Trump campaign; a reporters roundtable breaks down the decision to demolish the Washington Bridge.
03.08.2024
3/8/2024: Sens. Ruggerio and Pearson
The Senate’s two top Democrats discuss the Washington Bridge crisis, the new package of health bills, their political futures and more.
03.01.2024
Newsmakers 3/1/2024: Housing Crisis
Highlights from Target 12's weeklong investigation of Rhode Island's housing crisis, including an extended interview with Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor.
02.23.2024
2/23/2024: US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
The Rhode Island Democrat discusses his recent trip to the Munich Security Conference, the wars in Ukraine and Israel, fixing the Washington Bridge, immigration and more.
02.16.2024
2/16/2024: Rep. Chippendale; reporters roundtable
The Republican leader discusses the nearly four-hour Washington Bridge oversight hearing, health care, climate and more; then, a closer look at the bridge crisis and the Pawtucket soccer stadium project.
02.09.2024
2/9/2024: Congressman Auchincloss
The Massachusetts Democrat discusses President Biden, Israel, the border bill, the Washington Bridge crisis and more.
02.02.2024
2/2/2024: Mayor DaSilva; bridge update
The latest on the Washington Bridge crisis, with East Providence's mayor plus a reporters roundtable.
01.26.2024
1/26/2024: Gov. McKee; Director Alviti
The governor and RIDOT's director discuss the Washington Bridge crisis and other news of the week.
01.19.2024
1/19/2024: Everything you need to know about the RI budget
A reporters roundtable breaks down Gov. Dan McKee's newly released $13.7 billion state budget plan.
01.12.2024
1/12/2024: AG Neronha
The second-term Democrat discusses health care, his political future, social media and more.
01.05.2024
1/5/2024: Speaker Shekarchi
The Warwick Democrat discusses his push to lower housing costs in Rhode Island, the state budget outlook, health care, who's running in 2026 and more.
12.29.2023
12/29/2023: New Year's roundtable
Ted Nesi, Eli Sherman, Antonia Noori Farzan and Ian Donnis look back at the top local news of 2023 and ahead to what will make headlines in 2024.
12.22.2023
12/22/2023: Bishop Richard Henning
This week on Newsmakers: Roman Catholic Bishop of the Providence Diocese Richard Henning. After taking over for Bishop Thomas Tobin this past year, Henning discusses what he has learned about the church in Rhode Island as he works to form...
12.15.2023
12/15/2023: Congressman Amo
The newly elected Democrat discusses the Washington Bridge crisis, debates over Israel and antisemitism, immigration negotiations and more.
12.08.2023
12/8/2023: Secretary Amore; reporter roundtable
Amore discusses preparations for the 2024 election, the State Archives and more; then, Eli Sherman and Steph Machado discuss the news of the week (including Taylor Swift).
12.01.2023
12/1/2023: Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor
Pryor discusses rent increases, new construction, winter shelter, the Superman building, the old Memorial Hospital and much more.
11.22.2023
11/22/2023: Pell Center’s political survey, Status report on hunger
This week on the first half of Newsmakers: Katie Langford Sonder, the associate director of the Pell Center at Salve Regina University, discusses the results of a new survey examining Rhode Islanders’ attitudes toward the state of democracy, political polarization,...
11.16.2023
11/16/2023: Richard Licht; James Fanale
Two extended interviews with prominent local leaders who've faced adversity.
11.10.2023
11/9/2023: Post-election roundtable
Experts break down the results of Tuesday's special election for Congress in Rhode Island as well as other local and national races.
11.04.2023
Campaign 2023 Debate: RI 1st Congressional District
Democrat Gabe Amo and Republican Gerry Leonard square off.
10.27.2023
Campaign 2023 Debate: Fall River Mayor
Incumbent Paul Coogan and challenger Sam Sutter square off ahead of the Nov. 7 city election.
10.20.2023
10/20/2023: Cannabis Commission's Kimberly Ahern; RICAS roundtable
A closer look at the new agency overseeing recreational marijuana sales in Rhode Island; plus, a breakdown of the new standardized test scores.
10.13.2023
10/13/2023: US Sen. Jack Reed
The Rhode Island Democrat and Armed Services Committee chairman discusses the war in Israel, Ukraine and more.
10.06.2023
10/6/2023: Gerry Leonard; political roundtable
The GOP congressional discusses his campaign against Democrat Gabe Amo and how he'd handle House GOP infighting; a breakdown of the local elections coming up Nov. 7.
09.29.2023
9/29/2023: Lifespan CEO John Fernandez
The CEO of Rhode Island's biggest hospital group discusses its future, tensions between him and Providence's mayor, executive compensation and more.
09.22.2023
9/22/2023: Dr. Ashish Jha; Adam Greenman
Brown's public health dean, the former White House COVID coordinator, discusses the state of the pandemic; the Jewish Alliance's CEO on rising antisemitism.
09.15.2023
9/15/2023: Providence Mayor Brett Smiley
The mayor discusses his major new agreement with the city's private colleges, his plan to address recent flooding, the response to PVDFest and much more.
09.08.2023
9/8/2023: Primary election analysis
A breakdown of the results of this week's special primary election for Congress, plus a look ahead to the general election between Gabe Amo and Gerry Leonard.
09.01.2023
9/1/2023: Congressional debate recap
Highlights from this week's live primetime WPRI 12 Democratic primary debate for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District, and a preview of next Tuesday's election.
08.25.2023
8/25/2023: Congressional debate preview
A political roundtable breaks down the state of the Democratic primary for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District and previews WPRI 12's live primary debate coming up Tuesday night.
08.18.2023
8/18/2023: Councilman Goncalves; Walter Berbrick
Two Democratic candidates for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District discuss their campaigns and positions on the issues.
08.11.2023
8/11/2023: Sen. Quezada; Rep. Casey
Two Democratic candidates for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District discuss their campaigns, the big issues in Washington and the controversies affecting their rivals.
08.04.2023
8/4/2023: Gabe Amo; Fung & Taveras
The Democratic congressional candidate on why he's running, the Matos signature scandal and more; a political roundtable with two former mayors about running a big campaign.
07.28.2023
7/28/2023: Sen. Jessica de la Cruz; political roundtable
The minority leader discusses the 1st Congressional District signature scandal, her top legislative priorities, the outlook for the GOP in Rhode Island and more.
07.25.2023
7/21/2023: US Attorney Cunha
Rhode Island's top federal prosecutor discusses violent crime, drug prosecutions, the ILO Group contract, and more.
07.14.2023
7/14/2023: Citizens CEO Bruce Van Saun
The head of New England's biggest bank discusses the outlook for the economy and the fallout from last spring's bank failures.
07.07.2023
Newsmakers 7/7/2023: Don Carlson; political roundtable
The Democratic congressional candidate discusses why he's running to replace David Cicilline, his previous experience in the U.S. House, his campaign strategy and more.
06.30.2023
6/30/2023: Mayor Smiley
The mayor discusses the backlash to some of his PVDFest changes, the new city budget, his dispute with Rhode Island’s biggest hospital group, public safety and more.
06.23.2023
6/23/2023: Speaker Shekarchi
The speaker discusses the close of the recent legislative session, the new state budget, the Scout scandal, the congressional special election and more.
06.16.2023
6/16/2023: US Sen. Jack Reed
Rhode Island's senior senator discusses Trump's indictment, the ongoing fight over federal spending, the war in Ukraine, his political future and more.
06.09.2023
6/9/2023: Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor
The secretary on his vision for easing Rhode Island's housing shortage, the future of the "Superman" building and the old Memorial Hospital, the explosive email about a state business trip, and more.
06.02.2023
6/2/2023: Political roundtable
This week on Newsmakers: Tim White, Ted Nesi, Joe Fleming and Cara Cromwell break down the latest on the 1st Congressional District special election with just three months to go before the primary.
05.26.2023
5/26/2023: Congressman David Cicilline
Congressman David Cicilline's announcement to leave Washington next month has resulted in an increasingly crowded Democratic primary to fill his seat. Now, as he prepares to take the reigns at the state's largest fundraiser for the non-profit community, we...
05.19.2023
5/18/2023: RI Foundation CEO Neil Steinberg
Rhode Island Foundation CEO Neil Steinberg reflects on his 15 years at the helm of the state’s largest funder of nonprofits as he prepares to retire next month. On the second half, Justin Silverman, Executive Director of the New England...
05.12.2023
5/12/2023: Aaron Regunberg, candidate for Congress
We sit down with former state representative Aaron Regunberg, who is among over a dozen Democrats running to replace U.S. Rep. David Cicilline. Regunberg responds to recent criticisms from the left, where he stands on immigration, the debt ceiling, and...
05.05.2023
5/5/2023: Political roundtable; US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Tim White is joined by political strategist Cara Cromwell, investigators Steph Machado and Eli Sherman for a political roundtable analyzing Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District race. On the second half, our interview with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse just hours after...

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Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News episodes:

4/12/2024: Councilwoman Peterson; Director Alviti

4/5/2024: Congressman Magaziner

3/29/2024: Heather Singleton; Rep. Thompson

3/22/2024: Transportation Sec'y. Pete Buttigieg

3/15/2024: Ken Block; bridge roundtable

3/8/2024: Sens. Ruggerio and Pearson

Newsmakers 3/1/2024: Housing Crisis

2/23/2024: US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

2/16/2024: Rep. Chippendale; reporters roundtable

2/9/2024: Congressman Auchincloss

2/2/2024: Mayor DaSilva; bridge update

1/26/2024: Gov. McKee; Director Alviti

1/19/2024: Everything you need to know about the RI budget

1/12/2024: AG Neronha

1/5/2024: Speaker Shekarchi

12/29/2023: New Year's roundtable

12/22/2023: Bishop Richard Henning

12/15/2023: Congressman Amo

12/8/2023: Secretary Amore; reporter roundtable

12/1/2023: Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor

11/22/2023: Pell Center’s political survey, Status report on hunger

11/16/2023: Richard Licht; James Fanale

11/9/2023: Post-election roundtable

Campaign 2023 Debate: RI 1st Congressional District

Campaign 2023 Debate: Fall River Mayor

10/20/2023: Cannabis Commission's Kimberly Ahern; RICAS roundtable

10/13/2023: US Sen. Jack Reed

10/6/2023: Gerry Leonard; political roundtable

9/29/2023: Lifespan CEO John Fernandez

9/22/2023: Dr. Ashish Jha; Adam Greenman

9/15/2023: Providence Mayor Brett Smiley

9/8/2023: Primary election analysis

9/1/2023: Congressional debate recap

8/25/2023: Congressional debate preview

8/18/2023: Councilman Goncalves; Walter Berbrick

8/11/2023: Sen. Quezada; Rep. Casey

8/4/2023: Gabe Amo; Fung & Taveras

7/28/2023: Sen. Jessica de la Cruz; political roundtable

7/21/2023: US Attorney Cunha

7/14/2023: Citizens CEO Bruce Van Saun

Newsmakers 7/7/2023: Don Carlson; political roundtable

6/30/2023: Mayor Smiley

6/23/2023: Speaker Shekarchi

6/16/2023: US Sen. Jack Reed

6/9/2023: Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor

6/2/2023: Political roundtable

5/26/2023: Congressman David Cicilline

5/18/2023: RI Foundation CEO Neil Steinberg

5/12/2023: Aaron Regunberg, candidate for Congress

5/5/2023: Political roundtable; US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse