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Politics This Week: He Knows They Are, but What Is He?

By Justin Katz | November 19, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz evaluate the landscape for Democrat RI.

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Politics This Week: RI Left Behind

By Justin Katz | November 12, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the prospects for the Ocean State after a full Republican sweep in D.C.

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Politics This Week: The Constant Stench of Corruption

By Justin Katz | November 4, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz highlight the constant sense of political corruption in Rhode Island.

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Politics This Week: Where Rhode Island Used to Be

By Justin Katz | October 30, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz review signs of things going wrong in the Ocean State.

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Politics This Week: Corruption Without Competition

By Justin Katz | October 15, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss ways in which corruption thrives without competitive elections.

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Politics This Week: When “Public Service” Is the Day Job

By Justin Katz | October 7, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz wonder where the will for public service has gone.

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Politics This Week: Leadership Asleep at the Wheel

By Justin Katz | September 30, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz review some of the ways in which Rhode Island’s priorities are out of whack.

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Politics This Week: Why Should They Stay?

By Justin Katz | September 23, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz check in on politics in RI.

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I see we’ve entered the phase of the Washington Bridge controversy of having to prove things that should be obvious.

By Justin Katz | September 5, 2024 |

Gabrielle Caracciolo, of NBC 10, reports that the McKee administration is hiding behind its lawsuits to avoid releasing the “forensic analysis… to determinhe what went wrong and who is responsible for the failure of the Washington Bridge.”  But she did do some investigating: An NBC 10 News investigation found when it comes to “quality control…

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Politics This Week: In Search of Themes

By Justin Katz | August 19, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz decipher the themes of state and national politics.