November 3, 2024 - RI Federation of Teachers President / Cranston & Woonsocket Mayoral Races / Toxic Providence Pond

Rhode Island PBS Weekly

On this episode, we meet Maribeth Calabro, the newly elected president of the largest teachers union in Rhode Island. Contributor Steph Machado sat down with the new union boss and former Providence teacher for a wide-ranging conversation about what’s ahead for Rhode Island schools. Then, on this episode of Weekly Insight, Michelle San Miguel and WPRI 12’s politics editor Ted Nesi break down the Mayoral races in Woonsocket and Cranston, and take a closer look at the investigation surrounding Governor Dan McKee and a multi-million dollar state contract. And, finally, we take another look at why Mashapaug Pond, the largest freshwater body in Providence, has long been off limits for recreational use and what state officials are doing about it.