Blocked by GoLocal
GoLocalProv’s company catchphrases is: “See it. Read it. Share it.” But the often-abrasive tabloid-esque news website doesn’t always make it easy to share – or even see – its content on Twitter. Especially for local reporters.
Cardi’s considered pulling ads from Sinclair-owned NBC10
Nick, Ron, and Pete Cardi turned their family furniture store into a Rhode Island institution by featuring the trio of brothers in a seemingly never-ending stream of local advertisements. They considered pulling those ads off of NBC10 this week after learning that Sinclair, the station’s parent company, forced anchors all over the country to read […]
NBC10 has no comment on Sinclair-mandated segment
SBG Responds to Media Comments NBC10 isn’t commenting on the national uproar over its parent company, Sinclair Broadcasting, forcing local anchors – including their own Frank Coletta and Allison Bologna – to read statements denouncing “false news” and “fake stories.” Instead, the Rhode Island television station forwarded a statement from corporate communications. “We aren’t sure […]
The governor’s gaffe about the local media landscape
Over the course of nearly an hour-long talk given by Governor Gina Raimondo at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, you might’ve assumed that the headlines coming out it would be the moment where she questioned whether President Donald Trump was fit to serve as President of the United States, considering Trump’s effect […]
Sheldon Whitehouse won’t take a position on Burrillville power plant proposal
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is one of Congress’ sharpest critics of the fossil fuel industry when he’s in Washington D.C. When the fossil fuel industry comes to Rhode Island, on the other hand, Rhode Island’s junior senator is less sanctimonious on the subject. He’s not taking a position on a methane power plant proposal for Burrillville […]
NBC10 Wingmen: ISIS loves Rep. Nardolillo’s reaction to terrorism
Experts agree with the progressive left that ISIS wants American politicians to react to terrorism exactly as did Rhode Island state Rep. Bobby Nardolillo and Texas Senator/POTUS candidate Ted Cruz – as if they are scared, and don’t care about freedom and justice. Bill Rappleye, Jon Brien and I discuss on NBC10 Wingmen:
Driver’s license debate is driven by nativism
The nativists are restless as Rhode Island considers issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The NBC 10 Wingmen discuss. Correction on my part: Jon Brien isn’t a nativist for calling undocumented immigrants “illegals” – he’s committing a nativist act.
NBC10 Wingmen: How does RI do economic development in the wake of 38 Studios?
There’s so much to criticize about the 38 Studios disaster. The concentrated power of the speaker of the House. The unwillingness of rank and file legislators, a supposedly very pro-business Republican governor and some of the most respected local business leaders of this generation to challenge – or even question – that power. Michael Corso’s […]
NBC10 Wingmen: Charter schools, trucker tolls and PawSox
Don’t be thrown off because Jon Brien and I start out with bickering over where the Pawtucket Red Sox should play ball, we actually end up having a pretty decent debate about charter schools – though we didn’t really touch on the real issue, which is how do we fund them. News, Weather and Classifieds […]
NBC10 Wingmen: Pension debate edition
Public sector retirees vote today at Twin River on whether to accept the terms of a settlement agreement between the state and organized labor about their pension benefits. If they accept the offer, they and the rest of Rhode Island get to put this three-year political odyssey to bed. In the meantime, Jon Brien and […]
NBC10 Wingmen: Gina Raimondo’s first budget
One of the genius things about Gov. Gina Raimondo’s budget is that it seems to make people from all over the political spectrum equally pleased and disappointed with her proposal. Such seemed the case with both John Brien and I, who debated it on NBC10 Wingmen. News, Weather and Classifieds for Southern New England
NBC10 Wingmen: Is the General Assembly corrupt?
Is the Rhode Island General Assembly hopelessly corrupt? This is the question former Woonsocket legislator Jon Brien, Bill Rappleye and I debate this week on NBC 10 News Conference’s Wingmen segment this week. Rep. Joe Almeida aside, some of what I see as corruption is “all perfectly legal,” says Brien, who gives us a great […]
NBC 10 SoS Debate: Gorbea, Carlevale, voter ID, Con-Con
First Secretary of State hopefuls Democrat Nellie Gorbea and Republican John Carlevale, who this time is running as a Republican, debated on NBC 10 News Conference. Then Rob Paquin, self described “second in command of the super minority party” in Rhode Island fills in for Justin Katz on Wingmen and we talk about the issues […]
Who should be the next lt gov?
There are no fewer than four candidates from four political parties running fot lt. governor: Democrat Dan McKee, Republican Catherine Taylor, Moderate William Gilbert and unaffiliated Libertarian Tony Jones. There is no liberal in this race. On NBC 10 News Conference with Bill Rappleye, the four debated, among other things, whether charter schools or vouchers […]
Wingmen: Three-way races and instand run-off voting
Three-way races seem to dominate gubernatorial elections in Rhode Island. Current Governor Linc Chafee won a three-way race in 2010 with just 36 percent of the vote – almost twice as many people voted against him as for him. In the Democratic primary this year, Gina Raimondo won 42 percent of the vote while 58 […]
Pell on when he left GOP: ‘We can get details on time’
Responding to an RI Future report that he was a registered Republican until at least 2003, Clay Pell told NBC 10’s Dan Jaehnig that he switched his party affiliation during college but didn’t offer an exact date. “We can details on time,” Pell told NBC 10’s Dan Jaehnig, who responded: “You don’t know that firsthand.” […]
Wingmen: Justin Katz just doesn’t trust The Man
Right after Neil Steinberg finished filming with Bill Rappleye he noted that throughout the Make It Happen process led by the Rhode Island Foundation that no business owner cited taxes as being a difficulty to doing business in Rhode Island. So maybe, just maybe, that’s a bit of a canard being bandied about by anti-government […]
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