Tag: City Council President Rachel Miller
Ordinance Committee moves to expand Providence’s live music rules
PROVIDENCE – The Ordinance Committee approved a major overhaul of the city’s entertainment laws on Nov. 4, which could broaden opportunities for live music...
Providence Councilwoman Helen Anthony stepping down for health reasons
PROVIDENCE – Councilwoman Helen Anthony announced that she will be resigning from office to focus on her health after being hit by a van...
Smiley: City departments must ‘do more with less’ after signing $624M...
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday said the city's departments will now have to "do more with less" after signing the $624...
Providence will miss budget deadline, vote now slated for July 17
PROVIDENCE – City officials confirmed Tuesday the fiscal 2026 budget will not be finalized by the July 1 deadline.
"It's definitely not happening," said Josh...
Providence City Council floats sale of Camp Cronin
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday took a step toward authorizing Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s administration to sell a city-owned property in Narragansett, commonly...
For local leaders, ‘sanctuary’ has become a word to avoid
Rhode Island and its capital city may have adopted policies that limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities in many cases,...
Smiley won’t declare Providence a ‘sanctuary city,’ but policy unchanged
PROVIDENCE – As a result of the crackdown on illegal immigration by the Trump administration, local officials throughout the country are again faced with...
Providence officials: It’s time for Capital Center Commission to disband
PROVIDENCE – The city’s Capital Center Commission was established in 1981 to lead the massive transformation of what was once a 70-acre wasteland between...
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