General Assembly
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the curious lack of real disagreement in RI politics.
A lot going on, I know; e.g.,everybody good with their nomination signatures to get on the CD1 ballot …? But I didn’t want to let this go by without flagging. Citing “higher proposed contract costs”, Rhode Island Energy, formerly National Grid, announced Tuesday that it declined the Revolution Wind 2 offshore wind proposal, the sole…
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss evidence of unions’ tightening grip on Rhode Island and other political topics.
John DePetro and Justin Katz review the evidence that RI’s electeds don’t get ethics.
John DePetro and Justin Katz check in on RI politics at the beginning of the week.
John DePetro and Justin Katz review ways in which the RI elite fail to represent the people.
John DePetro and Justin Katz explore the increasingly disconnected behavior of RI’s political elite.
Darlene D’Arezzo discusses civic engagement and running for office with Jessica Drew-Day
John DePetro and Justin Katz examine the ways an excessive purview and incompetence leave Rhode Island politicians and bureaucrats vulnerable to scams and other bad decisions.
Americans really need to be able to step back a bit from the immediate issue addressed in legislation and think about how it relates to our understanding of society’s proper structure. A Rhode Island bill going after self-checkout lanes in retail stores is an excellent case study. Kathy Gregg writes in the Providence Journal: An army…
