PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An estimated $3.5 million will be pumped into the local economy over several days as thousands of liberal political activists and journalists gather in Providence for the national Netroots Nation conference.
The Netroots Nation conference is scheduled to begin on Thursday at the Rhode Island Convention Center in downtown Providence and will feature addresses from Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and activist Van Jones.
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