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Housing bond, taking back city’s schools among Smiley’s 2026 legislative priorities

MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY ON WEDNESDAY laid out his 2026 legislative priorities, focusing efforts on housing, increasing the city’s share of state reimbursements for tax revenue lost to nonprofits, and returning to local control of the school district./ PBN FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL SALERNO

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Wednesday laid out his 2026 legislative priorities, which will focus on amending state reimbursement structures for revenue lost to tax-exempt institutions and placing a $25 million general obligation housing bond before voters in November. Smiley is still not fully satisfied with the PILOT agreements that have been reached

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