Tag: John J. Igliozzi
Elorza drops vaccine requirement for city workers, offers testing alternative
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is dropping his previous ultimatum that city workers must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or else lose their jobs.
Elorza...
Providence lawmakers propose May special election for pension bond proposal
PROVIDENCE - Letting voters weigh in on whether the city should borrow money to shore up its pension system was one of the key...
Some call for reworking of Providence’s expiring tax agreements
With many of the tax deals Providence has with nonprofit colleges and hospital systems set to expire soon, some say it’s time to devise...
Elorza gives new February deadline for unvaccinated city workers to get...
PROVIDENCE - After previously defending his Jan. 14 deadline for city workers to get vaccinated or else risk losing their jobs, Mayor Jorge O....
City Council moves to prevent mass firing of unvaccinated police officers
PROVIDENCE - While nearly 80 city police officers at risk of losing their jobs for not getting vaccinated are still working for now, the...
Providence council seeks to block mass police firings ahead of vaccine...
PROVIDENCE – The looming deadline for Providence workers to get vaccinated has become the latest source of sparring between city lawmakers, who disagree over...
Lack of demand for small-business grant program creates questions about outreach,...
PROVIDENCE – If every little bit helps for suffering small businesses, you’d think $2,500 would have companies lining up in droves.
But in the three...
Providence City Council to consider $124M in ARPA spending
PROVIDENCE - Addressing the housing crisis topped the list of priorities for how the city should spend its remaining funding under the American Rescue...
Less than 5% of money spent from Providence COVID small-business grant...
PROVIDENCE – Five weeks after the city launched a new grant program for small businesses impacted by the pandemic, more than 95% of the...
Providence clerk resigns amid harassment allegations
PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Council’s top clerk has left the job amid allegations of workplace harassment and bullying.
City Clerk Shawn Selleck submitted his...
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