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-12-things-know-about-ri-politics-media-5 <p>Welcome back to my Friday column. (Sorry to miss you last week; there was a little snow, as you might have heard.) Your thoughts and email are welcome, as always, at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org.</p> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:42:20 +0000 Ian Donnis 10426 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 http://ripr.org/post/de-ramel-still-seriously-considering-secretary-state-run-2014 <p>Guillaume de Ramel, who lost the 2006 Democratic primary for secretary of state to Ralph Mollis, says he’s continuing to take a hard look at a run for the office in 2014.</p> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:00:00 +0000 Ian Donnis 8483 at http://ripr.org