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Economic development front and center at Providence mayoral forum

Elections 06/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – From public safety fears to the housing crisis and the “brain drain” of college graduates leaving the capital city, nearly all the...

OPEN PATH: Linda Perri, a longtime resident of the Washington Park neighborhood in Providence, stands at a narrow public access point on the Providence working waterfront that she and other residents fought to establish. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SHADES OF GREEN: Can Providence’s working waterfront be both livable and...

Cover Story 05/13/2022

Owning a home near the water isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At least not for Linda Perri, who lives a mile west...

GOOD BUSINESS: Term-limited Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza says ProvPort Inc. has “thrived” during his eight years in office and should not be lumped in with perceived polluters on the city’s working waterfront. Above are two large cranes used to move material at the port. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Next mayor must have a plan for city’s working waterfront

Economy 05/13/2022

An under-the-radar issue in Providence’s mayoral race with major implications for the city in the coming years is the future of its working waterfront. A...

State ethics commission fines Smiley, launches investigation of Silva

Elections 09/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – One former state adviser will be fined for campaign finance violations while an ethics investigation of another top state aide mired in...

It’s perfect time to redevelop Armory

Commentary 08/06/2021

As Providence works to rebuild and recover from the pandemic, we are faced with an almost unheard-of problem: What do we spend all this...

GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO signs an executive order on Monday authorizing Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee to oversee and manage the fiscal year 2022 state budget. / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Raimondo makes staff changes as she prepares to depart for Washington

Coronavirus 02/23/2021

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo made staff changes at three pivotal state departments in consultation with Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, the governor...

BRETT SMILEY announced Wednesday that he will step down as director of the R.I. Department of Administration as soon as Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is confirmed as President Joe Biden's commerce secretary. / COURTESY BRETT SMILEY

R.I. administration chief Smiley to step down

Government 02/10/2021

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Administration Director Brett Smiley on Wednesday announced that he will step down from his post once Gov. Gina M....

BRETT SMILEY, R.I. Director of Administration, is offering eligible state employees a retirement incentive package authorized for 2021. / COURTESY BRETT SMILEY

R.I. offering retirement incentive for eligible state workers

Government 01/05/2021

PROVIDENCE – Due to financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic, the state is offering a retirement incentive of up to $40,000 to eligible state...

A $29.6M price tag for security in a pandemic

Coronavirus 11/20/2020

The state has paid $29.6 million to construct and maintain three field hospitals that have gone unused during the coronavirus crisis, but this insurance...