Scott MacKay commentary

Lincoln Chafee's New Political Future as a Democrat

Scott MacKay — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:54:19 +0000

Lincoln Chafee is now the first Democratic Rhode Island governor since the early 1990’s. Rhode Island Public Radio political analyst Scott MacKay wonders what the governor’s party change means for his future.

Morning News Podcast, April 29, 2013

John Bender — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:39:16 +0000

In today's podcast, same-sex marriage in Rhode Island, and animal rights activists demonstrating at Brown University. Plus Scott Mackay on the road to same-sex marriage in Rhode Island.

Forever Boston

Scott MacKay — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:51:17 +0000

After the mourning comes the reckoning. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay on why Boston will not only survive, but thrive.

The year was 1976 and Boston, the nation’s birthplace, was celebrating the American bicentennial with paeans to liberty, equality and justice. But the city that spawned the abolition movement and women’s rights was riven by racial division.

The image of Boston that flashed around the world that year was a photograph of a black man being assaulted by an angry white man using as a spear a staff with an American flag.

Is EngageRI Secrecy Hurting Raimondo?

Scott MacKay — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:11:56 +0000

In politics, as in pensions, assets can turn into liabilities. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay wonders if an advocacy group for pension overhaul that doesn’t need to disclose its members has become state Treasurer Gina Raimondo’s Achilles heel.

Spring and Baseball Return to Rhode Island

Scott MacKay — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:02:12 +0000

After a long winter, spring officially returns to these parts this afternoon.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:46:14 +0000

RI lawmakers are considering changing the Voter ID law. RI artists can get some help managing their money. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast.
Plus Political Commentator Scott MacKay analyzes what the current sequestration means to RI.

Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. news@ripr.org

Governor should grab the opportunity provided in State of the State speech

Scott MacKay — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:33:57 +0000

(PROVIDENCE, RI) Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee delivers his annual State of the State Speech this week. The governor’s words are crucial.

Lincoln Chafee has been governor for two years, but can any of his constituents honestly point to an accomplishment or speech that addresses our state’s crying need: a better economy that generates needed jobs.

What is General Assembly doing about Board of Education

Scott MacKay — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:04:53 +0000

(PROVIDENCE, RI) RIPR Political Commentator Scott MacKay analyzes why the state does not have a functioning Board of Education.

Scott MacKay’s fav books of 2012

Scott MacKay — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 15:34:00 +0000

In no particular order, here are my favorite reads of 2012. If you are seeking a gift for the reader on yer list, consider one of these books. And maybe even buy it at a local bookstore, a business that hires local workers and pays taxes in Rhode Island, unlike the on-line booksellers.

Fiction:

THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER. By Junot Diaz. A funny excursion to the 21^st Century world of Latino immigration amid the power and pratfalls of obsessive coupling.