http://ripr.org en http://ripr.org/post/tgif-12-things-know-about-rhode-island-politics-media-4 <p>Happy Friday and welcome back. Your tips and thoughts are always appreciated in my inbox at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's dive in.</p> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:40:22 +0000 Ian Donnis 13495 at http://ripr.org http://ripr.org/post/tgif-10-things-know-about-rhode-island-politics-media-0 <p>If April is the cruelest month, as T.S. Eliot wrote, perhaps it's due to the chilly weather greeting the start of the baseball season. Welcome back to my weekly column. Your thoughts and tips are always welcome at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's get to it.</p> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +0000 Ian Donnis 13110 at http://ripr.org http://ripr.org/post/hassett-says-hell-decide-soon-run-secretary-state <p>Providence City Councilor Terry Hassett, who was among <a href="http://wrnipoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/hassett-eyeing-secretary-of-state-run-for-2014/">the earliest to emerge</a> as a prospective candidate for secretary of state in 2014, says he'll decide by month's end whether to pursue a campaign for that office.</p><p>The field of potential candidates for SoS has changed considerably since Hassett's interest was first reported in mid-2011.</p> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:38:28 +0000 Ian Donnis 9825 at http://ripr.org