RI's economic plight draws national attention

Governor Carcieri is scheduled to be interviewed on the topic today for a report on ABC World News' "50 States in 50 Days," which is being done as a partnership with USA Today.

In response to an inquiry from N4N, press secretary Amy Kempe writes,

The focus of the segment will be Rhode Island's economy, specifically how the state has felt the impact of the housing market crisis, unemployment, drop in state revenue.  In essence, Rhode Island is a microcosm of what the rest of the nation is now starting to see and feel.

The ABC World News correspondent conducting the interview is Dan Harris. 

No air date has been set, but mostly likely next week.

Meanwhile, I was contacted this week by a producer for Dan Rather Reports, who expressed interest in doing a story on how the economic downturn is impacting Rhode Island.