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Colonel James Manni of the R.I. State Police. Manni is just the 14th superintendent in the 95-year history of the storied law enforcement agency. Manni weighs in on the possibility of legalized recreational marijuana, staffing changes within the agency and he talks about his years in the U.S. Secret Service.

This week on Newsmakers: Rabbi Sarah Mack and PC Professor Holly Taylor Coolman discuss the Rhode Island House's abortion vote; Herald News editor Lynne Sullivan and UMass Dartmouth Professor Michael Goodman previews next week’s Fall River mayoral recall election.

This week on Newsmakers: Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, D-North Providence. Now in his second term leading the upper chamber, Ruggerio shares his views on Smith Hill's biggest issues, including marijuana, abortion, beach fees, gambling and more.

This week on Newsmakers: T. Kevin Olasanoye, executive director of the R.I. Democratic Party, and Lee Ann Sennick, Rhode Island Republican national committeewoman. Olasanoye and Sennick discuss the 2020 presidential election, the arrest of a Republican fundraiser, and look back at the 2018 election in RI.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell discusses a wide range of issues from charter school expansion and marijuana shops to his political future.

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the SOTU, Green New Deal, a potential government shutdown and more.

Congressman David Cicilline discusses being in the majority party of the House for the first time.

DiPalma, D-Middletown, and Euer, D-Newport, discuss the impact of the natural gas shutoff to some 6,000 customers on Aquidneck Island.

In her first extended television interview since her State of the State address, Raimondo discusses her newly unveiled $9.9-billion budget plan, the proposal to legalize marijuana for adults, staff changes in her administration, beach fees, and much more.