Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined me today on The Open Forum on WADK 1540 AM. Among the topics quickly discussed with the Governor starting around 1:18 p.m. were tourism, the 2017 budget and General Electric.

Other topics I spoke about today were the Newport Beach House and what to do in and around Newport this weekend.

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Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...