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2014 Election: In their own Words: Live/work spaces are sometimes considered crucial for incubating both artists and small businesses. Would you develop any plans to cultivate these spaces in [Providence / Rhode Island]?

RI Governor   Gina Raimondo (D): Absolutely. We are already home to some great shared spaces and incubators, and as governor I will work to highlight and expand these wonderful resources Clay Pell (D):I welcome the opportunity as governor to promote the arts statewide and ensure artists have access to the space they need for their work. I […]

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2014 Election: In their own Words: If you had to cut funding and had to choose between arts programs in schools, and funding for public art, which would you cut first?

RI Governor Todd Giroux (D): I would enhance school arts programs if it were a choice. The art programs that are always underfunded is the place where we need to invest the most. When you bring in the arts model, you have role models from the community who show the pathways to the career, such as […]

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2014 Election: Crime seems to be up. Why do you think it’s a hot button issue in this election?

RI Governor Todd Giroux (D): The economy is in prolonged recession in RI, the crimes of opportunity are up. People are the eyes and ears of the community; they see it and aren’t okay with it. Elections are naturally the most effective time to bring them to light. Gina Raimondo (D): Crime has a major impact on […]

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2014 Election: In their own Words: Acknowledging that there are a lot of intricately interconnected factors driving the economy and no silver bullet to fix it, what do you feel is the is the single biggest reason RI is slowly recovering/not recovering from the recession?

RI Governor Todd Giroux (D): I feel that we haven’t done enough to bring in the federal dollars, specifically the banking bailout money that was created by TARP. It provides provisions for small business loans, which could be our state commerce fund, additional provisions for statewide pension fund loss up to $1 billion. That’s written into […]

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