Tag: Jorge O. Elorza
Elorza pledges to ‘crack down’ on ATVs while defending registration proposal
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on Thursday recommitted to efforts to crack down on illegal all-terrain vehicles and defended a proposal to better...
Facing pressure from business community, municipal leaders eager to end emergency...
PROVIDENCE – One year after former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo declared a state of disaster emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic, some have grown weary...
Despite high infection rate, Providence vaccination rate low
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Providence has had among the highest coronavirus infection and hospitalization rates in Rhode Island throughout the coronavirus pandemic, yet it currently...
Local leaders eye more stimulus aid
PROVIDENCE – State and local leaders congregated at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Monday to discuss the state's potential receipt of $1.675 billion from the...
Providence, RIC team up on mental health training for those in...
PROVIDENCE – A new partnership between the city’s Office of Economic Opportunity and the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College is...
Do proposed changes to city’s policy on tax breaks threaten development?
Tax breaks are one way the city of Providence has persuaded developers to build or rehabilitate properties, but a proposal to overhaul the terms...
Hotel Hive project on hold; developer may seek deadline extension
PROVIDENCE – A controversial tax deal inked between the city and a hotel developer may need to be revised due to the pandemic.
Jim Abdo,...
Central Providence coalition seeks COVID-19 vaccine priority
PROVIDENCE – A coalition of Central Providence health advocates have asked the state to provide the hard-hit neighborhoods of the city the same targeted...
Providence weighs ordinance strengthening anti-discrimination in housing
PROVIDENCE – An ordinance that would prevent landlords from discriminating against tenants based on their source of income is under consideration by the City...
R.I. administration chief Smiley to step down
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Administration Director Brett Smiley on Wednesday announced that he will step down from his post once Gov. Gina M....