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Tim White hosts 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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Ken Wagner, the state's education commissioner, discusses PARCC results and the upcoming school year.
The longtime Democratic representative for Rhode Island's 2nd District weighs in about Charlottesville, Trump, the Burrillville power plant …
Chief Judge William Smith of U.S. District Court in Rhode Island discusses sentencing policy with Tim White.
The first-term Democrat discusses the integrity of the state's voting process and President Trump's commission.
Stefan Pryor and Scott Jensen on the recent news that the state has finally recovered the jobs it lost from the Great Recession.
Creators Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier discuss their popular podcast and Providence.
CCRI's leaders discusses the stalled free tuition plan and what's next for Rhode Island's only community college.
The latest on the PawSox proposal with Senate Finance Chairman William Conley and Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien.
The future of T.F. Green; plus, a look at the Frank Montanaro controversy and the new state budget.
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on the first half of Newsmakers: two experts discuss the pros and cons of the plan to repeal the car tax. John Simmons of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and Douglas Hall of the Economic Progress Institute weigh in about House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s legislation, which would eliminate the car tax in six years at a cost of $221 million.
Then WPRI.com reporter Dan McGowan joins Tim White and Ted Nesi to discuss the budget proposal in Providence, as well as City Hall politics.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/newsmakers-6-14-2017-car-tax.mp3
This week on Newsmakers: House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, D-Cranston, discusses his plan to eliminate the car tax, Rhode Island’s growing state budget shortfall, the PawSox stadium proposal, the 2018 election and more.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/newsmakers-6-2-2017-mattiello.mp3
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on Newsmakers: state Rep. Bobby Nardolillo, a Coventry Republican and U.S. Senate candidate, discusses why he’s challenging Sheldon Whitehouse in 2018 as well as the big issues in Washington, including health care, immigration and the Russia investigation.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/newsmakers-5-26-2017-nardolillo.mp3
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on Newsmakers: Pawtucket Red Sox Chairman Larry Lucchino. On Tuesday, the PawSox ownership group and the city of Pawtucket unveiled a plan to build a new baseball stadium along I-95. The proposed new home for the Triple-A baseball team in downtown Pawtucket is estimated to cost $83 million, with the team committing $45 million, while the state and city would pick up the remaining $38 million. Lucchino says the public investment would be repaid through revenue generated by the ballpark. He discusses the plan, when legislation will be filed at the General Assembly and the difficulty of pitching the project in the current political climate.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/newsmakers-5-19-2017-lucchino.mp3
This week on Newsmakers: Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza discusses the latest scandal at City Hall, the popular “Crimetown” podcast, his budget, a controversial police-profiling ordinance and much more.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/newsmakers-5-12-2017-elorza.mp3
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on Newsmakers: U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass. Fresh off a House vote to repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Kennedy discusses the potential impacts to Southern New England and where he thinks the current plan, President Obama’s signature domestic policy initiative, could be improved. Kennedy also answers questions about his political future, immigration and the 2016 campaign.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/newsmakers-5-5-2017-kennedy.mp3
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on the first half of Newsmakers: Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea. Earlier this week an election task force released a series of recommendations aimed at improving voting in Rhode Island. Among the ideas: early in-person voting, automatic voter registration and post-election audits. Gorbea, a first-term Democrat, discusses the proposal and talks about a pending recall election in Providence.
On the second half: WPRI.com reporter Dan McGowan and Common Cause Rhode Island executive director John Marion join Tim White and Ted Nesi to discuss the criminal case against Democratic Providence City Councilman Kevin Jackson and the May 2 recall election that could remove him from office.
Read: Election Task Force Recommendations
Check: Your Polling Location for Providence Recall Election
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/newsmakers-4-28-2017-gorbea.mp3
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on Newsmakers: R.I. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, D-North Providence, and Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey, D-Warwick. In March, Ruggerio was elected to lead the senate chamber following the departure of Teresa Paiva Weed. Ruggerio and McCaffrey weigh in on the major policy proposals being discussed by the General Assembly including car taxes and the governor’s plan for two years of free college tuition. The pair also discuss the future of the PawSox, legalization of marijuana and the land freed up in the I-195 project.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/newsmakers-4-21-2017-ruggerio-mccaffrey.mp3
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on Newsmakers: a roundtable discussion covering this week in politics. Joining Tim White and Ted Nesi are political analysts Lisa Pelosi, Joe Fleming and Christine Hunsinger. The group analyzes several recent opinion polls, including one that shows Gov. Gina Raimondo’s job approval numbers on the upswing, and support from voters for her free tuition plan. Plus, looking ahead to campaign 2018 and looking back at President Trump’s first 100 days.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/newsmakers-4-14-17-roundtable.mp3
This week on Newsmakers: a one-on-one interview with newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, then a rebuttal from R.I. Republican Party Chairman Brandon Bell.
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/newsmakers-4-7-2017-perez-bell.mp3
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on Newsmakers: Congressman David Cicilline, D-R.I. According to reports, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is seeking protection prior to testifying before congressional investigators. Cicilline weighs in on whether Congress should grant Flynn immunity and the investigation into whether there is a nexus between Russia and the Trump campaign. Cicilline also discusses the attempted repeal of the Affordable Care Act and whether or not Providence is a “sanctuary city.”
https://lintvwpri.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/newsmakers-3-31-17-cicilline.mp3
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