Friday, January 11, 2013

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

A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Fridays at 8:30 p.m., with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 P.M. on WSBE Learn (36.2), and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS.

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