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Mayor Smiley on plans for Providence schools, homelessness crisis
After more than five years under state control, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is asking state lawmakers to force the ...
Will Providence's taxes go up? Here's what Mayor Smiley wants to do.
Mayor Brett Smiley said he plans to ask the General Assembly to raise the city's taxes above the 4% threshold.
Smiley wants Providence schools back by July 1. He will ask General Assembly to make it happen.
When is the right time for the state to return Providence public schools to local control? Mayor Brett Smiley says this ...
Homelessness in Rhode Island has doubled in five years, HUD report confirms
With hundreds staying outside in life-threatening conditions, Rhode Island needs to scale up shelter capacity. But it’s ...
Smiley’s legislative priorities include tax hike, ending school takeover, new parking tax
The list of priorities also include new money for Superman Building and burying the power lines in Indian Point Park.
Mayor seeks return of Providence school control in July, wants lawmakers to override state
In unveiling his legislative agenda for the upcoming General Assembly session, Mayor Brett Smiley said, "The time is now" for ...
‘The time is now’: Providence mayor wants control of schools back on July 1
The mayor is taking his demand to the General Assembly, seeking legislation to end the state takeover two years early.
DaVinci Center in Providence opens as emergency warming shelter
As freezing temperatures grip Providence during a polar vortex, the DaVinci Center on Charles Street has opened as an ...
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2 City Council Members Open Prov. City Hall as Warming Center, Smiley Blasts Move
Providence City Councilors Justin Roias and Miguel Sanchez claim in a press release that they “will open the City Council ...
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Smiley’s legislative priorities include tax hike, ending school takeover, new parking tax
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As Rhode Island lawmakers prepare to return to the State House, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said Monday his legislative priorities for 2025 include increasing tax ...