A Lively Experiment for week of January 11

Panel
Dyana Koelsch – moderator
Ian Donnis - political reporter, Rhode Island Public Radio
Ted Nesi – political and economics reporter, WPRI.com
David Scharfenberg – news editor, Providence Phoenix
Mark Murphy – editor, Providence Business News

Topics
Four local journalists preview this year’s General Assembly session, including:

• the state budget
• same-sex marriage legislation 
• pension reform
• elimination of "Master Lever" straight ticket voting from the ballot and 
• the new state Board of Education

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