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Episode Twelve: Candidate Chat with Ken Block (opens the original)
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This week on Public Comment, we sit down with Ken Block —independent candidate for Rhode Island governor — for a deep, no-talking-points conversation about the state's biggest problems and what it actually takes to fix them. Ken gets into it all: why housing affordability is one ofthe hardest problems Rhode Island faces and why there are no easy answers. Why he believes bus fares should be eliminated; the education crisis in Rhode Island's urban districts, and why fixing K through 3 is the key t
Episode Eleven: Candidate Chat with Xay Khamsyvoravong (opens the original)
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Former Newport mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong joins Elizabeth and Sarah to discuss his run for Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor. The conversation covers his family's immigrant story, the real responsibilities of the LG office, and why workforce is the through line connecting every major challenge facing the state — from housing construction and healthcare access to infrastructure and education. Topics include the NSPTO's impact on local schools, thehealthcare provider shortage and billing paperwork cr
Episode Ten: Candidate Chat with Michael Plante (opens the original)
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Michael Plante, candidate for North Smithfield Town Council,joins Elizabeth and Sarah to talk about why he's trading a 43-year real estate career for local government. From contaminated school water that's gone unfixed for years, to budget waste hiding in plain sight, to his fiduciary-firstphilosophy — Michael makes the case that local politics needs more business sense and fewer cheerleaders. Plus: the quarry dispute, flock cameras, solar farms, zoning reform, and the teachers and Boy Scout lea
Episode Nine: Candidate Chat with Sue AnderBois (opens the original)
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Elizabeth and Sarah sit down with Sue AnderBois — candidatefor Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor and current Providence City Council member — for a wide-ranging conversation about energy policy, road safety, governmenttransparency, and surveillance. Sue breaks down what a lieutenant governor actually does inRhode Island, previews her upcoming energy plan, and explains how Rhode Island's regulated utility model keeps your bills climbing. She shares the story behind her "What are you gonna do about
Episode Eight: Candidate Chat with Gabriella Stelle (opens the original)
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Gabby Stelle is running for North Smithfield SchoolCommittee — and she's not a politician. She's a born-and-raised North Smithfield mom, PTO treasurer, soccer commissioner, softball coach, and the person who helped bring the Hoops program back to town. In this episode,Elizabeth sits down with Gabby to talk about what she'd protect in the school system, why she believes every school needs a mandatory SRO, and how she'd approach the budget without sacrificing the teachers and programs that makeNor
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