Monday, March 21, 2011

'A Lively Experiment' Thursday, 3/17 at 7 p.m. (Sunday 3/20 at noon)



Panel
Dave Layman – moderator
Arlene Violet – attorney, former R.I. attorney general
Maureen Moakley – political science professor, URI
Stephen Beale – reporter, GoLocalProv.com
Joseph Paolino– businessman, former mayor of Providence

Topics
  • Outcry over Michael Woodmansee's release from prison and the
  • Correctional Department's "good behavior" policy
  • Governor Chafee's budget proposal and his controversial sales tax plan
  • State licensing of three medical marijuana dispensaries
  • Providence's fiscal crisis and the closing of four elementary schools
  • The safety of nuclear power plants in our country