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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Some Providence City Council members are clashing with Mayor Brett Smiley over a pair of bills that would make reforms to the so-called 8-Law. The City Council was presented a resolution during Thursday night’s meeting that ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — An internal memo is laying out a worst-case scenario for the future of city services in Providence if state lawmakers don’t allow the city to exceed the state-mandated tax levy to balance its next budget. In a letter from ...
In an 8-5 vote, the Providence City Council on Thursday advanced an ordinance supporting roughly $6.2 million in infrastructure upgrades outlined in the Mile of History project.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Palestinian flag raising ceremony scheduled for Friday at Providence City Hall has drawn mixed reaction from city councilors and other local leaders. The ceremony was announced by the City Council in a social media post on ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The city of Providence has implemented a hiring freeze and put all discretionary spending on pause after a judge ruled the city must pay the state-run Providence Public Schools. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley also said Tuesday ...
The report comes as the city underwent a tricky budget process earlier this year, with a 5.85% tax jump that required special approval from the state legislature.
A wise philosopher, who coincidentally happens to be my mother, once told me a truth that resonates on the subject of today’s column. “You spend the first half of your life accumulating things,” she said, “and the second half trying to get rid of ...
The city of Providence secured a long-term lease with WaterFire to use the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence. The city will own the facility during the duration of the agreement. Video Quality Speed 00:00 07:04 Connect to Providence NBC 10's Dan Jaehnig spoke with Providence Mayor Brett Smiley. (WJAR)
Explore the East Side neighborhood where artist Edward Bannister and his entrepreneur wife, Christiana Carteaux, mingled with the city's White elites.
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