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8/28/2020: Massachusetts Primary Primer
Episode 81
With Massachusetts voters set to go to the polls on Tuesday - and thousands of mail ballots already cast - Newsmakers takes a look at two hotly conte…
5 years, 7 months ago
7/30/2020: Gov. Gina Raimondo
Episode 80
Gov. Gina Raimondo looks back at thee state’s response to the pandemic over the last six months, weighs in on what schools may look like opening up, …
5 years, 8 months ago
7/24/2020: Common Cause RI; Mayor Elorza
Episode 79
Common Cause R.I. Executive Director John Marion tells Tim White why his organization is suing the state of Rhode Island over mail ballots. Then Step…
5 years, 8 months ago
7/17/2020: NEARI's Robert Walsh, Congressional candidate Ihssane Leckey
Episode 78
Tim White discusses what school reopening may look like with teacher's union leader Robert Walsh of the National Education Association of R.I.'s Exec…
5 years, 8 months ago
7/10/2020: Dr. Ashish Jha; RIPEC's Michael DiBiase
Episode 77
This week on Newsmakers: Dr. Ashish Jha of the Harvard Global Health Institute, who is taking over as dean of Brown University's School of Public Hea…
5 years, 8 months ago
7/1/2020: PC's Rev. Shanley; Bryant's Machtley
Episode 76
his week on Newsmakers: an exit interview with two departing college presidents. First, in an interview with WPRI 12 anchor Mike Montecalvo, Father B…
5 years, 9 months ago
6/26/2020: Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green
Episode 75
R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green discusses her new plan to turn around the Providence school system and weighs in on what K-12 publ…
5 years, 9 months ago
6/19/2020: State Sen. Harold Metts
Episode 74
This week on Newsmakers: state Sen. Harold Metts, D-Providence. Metts weighs in on the chances of his push to remove “and Providence Plantations” fro…
5 years, 9 months ago
6/12/2020: Highlights from the Markey/Kennedy debate
Episode 73
Incumbent U.S. Senator Ed Markey faced off against his challenger Congressman Joe Kennedy Monday night in the WPRI 12 studios. This week on Newsmaker…
5 years, 9 months ago
6/5/2020: Markey/Kennedy debate preview; RI news roundup
Episode 72
Tim White and Ted Nesi are joined by UMass Dartmouth professor Shannon Jenkins and Politico Massachusetts editor Stephanie Murray to preview Monday’s…
5 years, 10 months ago