Matos, Loughlin spar over Trump, groceries and gasoline in second LG debate

Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos and her Republican challenger, former state Rep. John Loughlin, met Wednesday afternoon for their second televised debate in less than two weeks, sparring over grocery stores, gas prices, and how much blame to assign to President Donald Trump for Rhode Islanders’ problems. Unlike the candidates’ pretaped Sept. 25 matchup […]

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