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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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