Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not - June 24
Friday, June 24, 2016
Russ Moore, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™
Every Friday, GoLocalProv's Russ Moore breaks down who is rising and who is falling in RI politics, business, and sports. Moore has worked on both sides of the desk in Rhode Island media, both for newspapers and on political campaigns. Send him email at
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Joann Ayuso
The personal trainer and Army Reservist is being courted by members of her community to challenge State Representative Anastasia Williams, who has found herself at the center of an ethics complaint for failing to disclose her employment with the city—and work at the John Hope Settlement House—on her annual ethics filings. (Williams also infamously said she was “ashamed if this journalism stuff” on the floor of the House of Representatives, earlier this year.) Ayuso could very well be the type of fresh, energetic, and ethical candidate that Providence voters are looking for this election year, if she chooses to run.
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Bob Whitcomb
GoLocal has landed the highly-respected former editor of the Editorial Page at the Providence Journal. Whitcomb has also worked as the Finance Editor of the International Herald Tribune in Paris, and as an editor and writer at The Wall Street Journal in New York. His columns will give GoLocal readers an extra level of depth, information, and entertainment.
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David Cruise
The former state senator and judicial magistrate who most recently worked as Raimondo’s legislative director has been named the Governor’s Chief of Staff. Cruise knows the lay of the land in Rhode Island as well as anyone, but given the cronyism and corruption that’s been bred by “the way things have always been done”, one has to wonder whether that’s a feature, or a bug (as the computer programmers say). In any event, Cruise is now inarguably one of the most powerful men in Rhode Island government. Here’s hoping he uses that power to benefit everyone in Rhode Island, not just the powerful.
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David Cicilline and James Langevin
The two Congressmen from Rhode Island joined in with other Democrats on the House Floor for a sit in to demand action on gun control. No, gun control isn’t a magic bullet that will stop the violence and—I’ll say it since President Obama won’t—domestic terrorism inspired by radical Islam that’s plagued us recently. But the United States Congress should take reasonable actions on gun control, including expanded background checks and preventing people on the no-fly list from buying a gun (not to mention a ban on assault weapons) since both would help prevent and mitigate future atrocities.
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Teen Drivers
Little Rhody ranks the 9th best state in the country for teenage drivers according to a recent study by Wallethub. The organization gauged the teen driving environment in the 50 states by measuring three key dimensions, which included safety conditions, economic environment and driving laws. Given this good news, perhaps our high car insurance rates might come down a bit? I’m not holding my breath.
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Kris Dunn
The former Providence College star was drafted 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in Thursday night's NBA Draft.
Dunn becomes the 4th Friar all-time to be drafted in the top 5 behind only Jimmy Walker, Ernie DiGregorio and Marvin Barnes.
In Minnesota, he will play alongside Ricky Rubio, Karl Anthony Towns and Kevin Garnett.
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Elizabeth Warren
The Senator from Massachusetts has made a name for herself by criticizing Wall Street executives for their excesses while the rest of the country has struggled under a stagnant economy. So far, so good. But how does Warren explain the fact that she has endorsed the candidate that has received the most money in campaign contributions from those same Wall Street executives, their families, employees, and political action committees? Get ready for some tortured logic. Principles are only worth anything if you stick with them even when things get uncomfortable.
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