RI Congress
John DePetro and Justin Katz review several of the dead ends to progress in the Ocean State.
Doublespeak such as that used by Democrat Congressman Seth Magaziner in the following tweet has become so common that we hardly notice it. He (or a staffer who wrote the post) may not even realize the problem with the word choice (which would make it doublethink, I suppose): If government supports journalism, it is by…
John DePetro and Justin Katz review the political talk of the week.
John DePetro and Justin Katz tease out multiple stories that the local media could investigate to generate interest (but probably won’t).
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the implications of labor control and CD1 dynamics.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the indications that RI has moved so far left we’re getting a preview of what those internecine battles look like.
This is precisely the sort of application of supposed common sense without due process that incrementally undermines our rights. There is no process for a candidate to remove him or herself from the ballot, and as far as I know, there are no standards in law or regulation for the Board of Elections to determine…
Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos’s attempt to tar competitor Gabe Amos for — get this — having ties to Home Depot is fascinating: He wants voters to focus on his work as a public servant and to ignore the fact that he was a registered lobbyist for Home Depot despite the company’s ties to the far-right…
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the RI’s political dance… or stumbling.
John DePetro and Justin Katz kick off the week with political talk.
