Lauren Carson, the incumbent and Democratic candidate for House District 75 (Newport), joined What’s Up Newp at 3 pm on Tuesday, September 29th to chat about her campaign and to answer and address a set of questions — about COVID-19, climate change, the economy, race relations, and more.

Watch our conversation below;

Patrick Donovan, a Republican, will challenge Carson in the upcoming General Election on November 3rd. Watch our conversation with Donovan here.

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...