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Report: Costco plans for Cranston shelved, for now

Economic Activity 02/01/2024

PROVIDENCE – Plans for a Costco Wholesale Club in Cranston may have fallen through, according to a report Thursday by WPRI-TV CBS 12. The news...

City on right track with tax burden shifts

Editorial and Op-Ed 01/05/2024

No one likes to see increased taxes but kudos to Providence city leaders for at least trying to raise them in the right places...

Should Providence limit the number of college students living in multifamily...

Government 05/05/2023

The Providence City Council is considering extending existing restrictions on the number of college students allowed in single-family housing to some multifamily units. The city...

Public hearing set for hotel-funded Providence tourism district

Economic Activity 11/16/2022

PROVIDENCE – The city finance committee on Tuesday set a public hearing on a proposal to create a special district to raise revenue in...

Woonsocket City Council removes mayor from office

Government 10/06/2022

WOONSOCKET – The City Council has removed Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt from office in a split vote early Thursday morning, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported. After two...

DECISION TIME: Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, seated, and the City Council must decide on $10 million in recommended spending for the city’s racial reparations program. Elorza is pictured in February at the announcement of his creation of a panel that has made spending recommendations for the program.  COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

City must make clearer goals, scope of reparations program

Economy 09/02/2022

Proposed spending for Providence’s still-evolving racial reparations program includes several worthy suggestions. Among them, funding for homeownership, workforce training and support for small businesses. The...

Elorza unveils spending details for $10M racial reparations program

Government 08/25/2022

PROVIDENCE – Lofty visions for how to atone for centuries of racism and discrimination are becoming clearer, with a rough plan for how the...

MAYOR JORGE O. Elorza on Tuesday unveiled a $567 million fiscal 2023 budget proposal with major cuts to city tax rates to offset higher property values. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Elorza proposes tax cuts to offset higher property values as part...

Economic Activity 04/26/2022

PROVIDENCE – As property values soar under a recent city revaluation, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza wants to slash tax rates for the fiscal year...

Residents, activists urge lawmakers to stop Sea 3 Providence expansion

Economic Activity 11/03/2021

PROVIDENCE - Noxious fumes, truck traffic that rattles nearby homes with vibrations and the potential for explosions were among the warnings from residents and...