Scott MacKay's Commentary

While voters watch the impeachment joust in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts is gearing up for a battle royal of a U.S. Senate primary. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says the Joseph Kennedy III versus Edward Markey contest is likely to be negative, expensive and close.

The parade is forming now for the primaries and caucuses that in less than five months will winnow an overflowing group of presidential candidates. Scott MacKay, political analyst for The Public’s Radio, parses the Democratic field and talks about how 2020 will be different than 2016.

The state takeover of Providence schools is underway. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay wonders if Rhode Island’s notoriously shortsighted political establishment can forge a turnaround plan and stick with it.

Rhode Island’s political leaders have been ensnared in a bitter joust between two gambling companies that provide several thousand jobs and millions in state revenue. Gov. Gina Raimondo has sided with IGT, which provides technology and machines to the state’s casinos, over Twin River, which operates the state’s two casinos.

While this battle consumes the Statehouse and generates headlines, The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay ponders a bigger issue: Is the billion-dollar gambling industry reaching a saturation point in New England and other northeastern states?

On Labor Day, not all American workers sharing in growing economy. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says we should honor the labor movement and make the day about more than a wave goodbye to summer.

Rhode Island business leaders and politicians are always looking for the businesses that bring jobs to the state. This week, The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay takes us to an Ocean State success story.

From Rhode Island to the Rio Grande, immigration continues to be a divisive topic. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says it time to confront the myths that surround immigration.

The war between two Rhode Island gambling giants over millions in state money slogs on with no end in sight. Scott MacKay, political analyst for The Public’s Radio, says Gov. Gina Raimondo isn’t looking good on this.

The war between two Rhode Island gambling giants over millions in state money slogs on with no end in sight. Scott MacKay, political analyst for The Public’s Radio, says Gov. Gina Raimondo isn’t looking good on this.

Last year the Boston Red Sox forged the best record in team history and won the World Series, but things haven’t gone so well this year. Scott MacKay, political analyst for The Public's Radio, says Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s summer resembles the Red Sox flagging fortunes.