Rhode Islanders are among those celebrating the Fourth of July this week with cookouts, fireworks and family get-togethers. But politics rarely takes a day off, and July Fourth marks a line between the end of the General Assembly session last month and the start of campaigns for the legislature and other offices. In short, it’s a good time for a few political reporters to consider the top Rhode Island political stories so far in 2024. Has anger dissipated over the Washington Bridge fiasco? Does a low unemployment rate mask weaknesses in Rhode Island’s economy? And hey, since we reporters are people too, we’re also revealing our favorite summer food and most eagerly anticipated summer activity in the Ocean State. This week on Political Roundtable, I’m going in-depth with the senior reporter for the Rhode Island Current, Nancy Lavin, and politics/economics editor for WPRI-TV, Channel 12, Ted Nesi.

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