A Lively Experiment, week of August 26 - 28, 2016

Panel 
Diana Koelsch - Moderator
Ed Achorn – Editor, The Providence Journal Editorial Page
Pat Ford – Chairman, Libertarian Party of Rhode Island
Wendy Schiller – Political Science Professor, Brown University
Peter Wells – Editor, Providence American  

Topics

• Local Races 
• 27 Primaries for GA seats, 18 with incumbents (36 percent are running unopposed)
• Compared to 2014 when 43 percent went uncontested 
• Libertarian candidates and who they are challenging 
• 38 Studios 
• The Providence Journal seeking criminal investigation records 
• WellsFargo, Barclays Capital settlement 
• Kennedy Plaza issues and panhandlers 
• Albuquerque model is interesting but would it work
• Much larger issue: Brookings Report found Providence had the fifth largest income gap in the country in 2014 
• Extension for RI tourism campaign 

 

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