Will Providence's taxes go up? Here's what Mayor Smiley wants to do.
Mayor Brett Smiley said he plans to ask the General Assembly to raise the city's taxes above the 4% threshold.
‘The time is now’: Providence mayor wants control of schools back on July 1
The mayor is taking his demand to the General Assembly, seeking legislation to end the state takeover two years early.
Smiley wants Providence schools back by July 1. He will ask General Assembly to make it happen.
When is the right time for the state to return Providence public schools to local control? Mayor Brett Smiley says this ...
Rhode Island has second highest percentage of chronic homelessness in country
According to the report, Rhode Island also had the second-highest percentage of people experiencing chronic patterns of ...
Rhode Island was one of the most moved to states in 2024, study finds
How many people moved to Rhode Island in 2024? New ranking says it was one of the top states moved to last year ...
Police seeking person of interest in Providence homicide
Detectives are asking for the public's help identifying a person of interest in an ongoing homicide investigation.
Speaker: Tax increase possible to help pay for Rhode Island state budget deficit
Tuesday under a shiny, refurbished statue of the Independent Man, Rhode Island lawmakers will get back to work in a new ...
Rhode Island man to plead guilty to setting fire to Black church
A Rhode Island man will plead guilty to charges that he set fire to a North Providence church, targeting it because of its ...
Meredith Vieira's husband Richard Cohen dies after 50 year battle with multiple sclerosis
Richard M. Cohen, an Emmy award-winning journalist and the husband of Providence native Meredith Vieira, died Dec. 24 at the age of 76. Vieira's former "TODAY Show" co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah ...