Tag: affordable housing
Morales: Residents facing hardships need ‘bold action’ from City Hall
It was 2020 when David Morales, then 22, was elected as the state representative for District 7, making him the youngest Latino state legislator...
Housing Is economic infrastructure, and Congress has finally started treating it...
For years, New England employers have identified one challenge that cuts across nearly every industry: our region is not building enough homes to meet...
Election26: Morales puts affordability at center of mayoral bid
(Editor's note: This is the second story in an occasional series speaking with Providence mayoral candidates about their vision for the city's economy, housing...
Do you support the proposed $25M Providence affordable housing bond that...
Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley is backing a proposed $25M affordable housing bond that will appear on the November city ballot?
The mayor says it...
R.I. has everything needed to make great sales pitch
We are all both proud of our state and sometimes critical of various sectors that can be improved. I have long been somewhere between...
Election26: Providence mayoral candidates debate housing, public safety
PROVIDENCE – Housing affordability was the defining divide Tuesday as incumbent Mayor Brett P. Smiley and state Rep. David Morales offered competing visions for...
Breaking healthcare barriers after prison
He opened his car door in the parking lot of a local steakhouse and couldn’t make himself get out. It was his first day...
RIPEC housing analysis is an apples-to-oranges housing comparison
There’s no need to remind everyone that there remains a housing crisis in Rhode Island. Rents are too high, home prices are too high,...
Citizens reports $2B in community lending, launches America 250 volunteer push
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. said it provided more than $2 billion in community development financing in 2025, supporting the construction or rehabilitation...
R.I. can offer so much to believe in
During my 25 years at CVS Health Corp., I watched the same pattern play out over and over: We recruited people to our Woonsocket...



















