NEW: State Dem. Party Chair Blasts Brendan Doherty
A day after Congressional candidate Brendan Doherty ripped Congressman David Cicilline for his handling of city finances
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Taveras Police Detail Costs Providence $500k
The City of Providence shelled out $500,000 for a four-officer police detail for Mayor Angel Taveras last year, double what the state spends on security for the Governor, according to records obtained by GoLocalProv.
“It’s just kind of an over-the-top expense the city doesn’t need right now,” said one local taxpayer advocate.
Guest MINDSETTER™ Dan Lawlor: Providence Schools are Broken. Literally.
Quality public school buildings in the United States of America should be a baseline, a non-exceptional baseline for all
Read MoreNEW: Doherty Calls for Tax Exempts to Pay Fair Share in Providence
Brendan Doherty, candidate for Congress from Rhode Island’s first Congressional district today called on Brown University
Read MoreNEW: Rhode Island’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Threatened by CDC Budget Cuts
Without immediate intervention by President Obama, the Rhode Island Department of Health’s Lead and Healthy Homes Program,
Read MoreProvidence Going Broke: What Next for the Capital City?
The city of Providence nearly ran out of cash in December and is staring down an approximate $30 million deficit in the
Read MoreNEW: House Votes Down Cicilline Jobs Amendment
With unemployment continuing to hover at 10.8% in Rhode Island, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives
Read MoreNEW: RISC Praises Taveras for Confronting City’s Fiscal Crisis
The Rhode Island Statewide Coalition (RISC) is commending Providence Mayor Angel Taveras for confronting the widening
Read MoreNEW: City Council Establishes New Subcommittee on Women & Healthy Communities
At the February 2nd meeting of the Providence City Council, Council President Michael Solomon (Ward Five) announced the
Read Morevideo: NEW: Hinckley Ad Spoofs Senator Whitehouse
The Barry Hinckley for US Senate campaign today released a web video spoof highlighting Sheldon Whitehouse's disconnect
Read MoreAaron Regunberg: The Story Achievement First Doesn’t Want You to Hear
A day after the Board of Regents voted in favor of Achievement First, Aaron Regunberg offers a letter that explains why
Read MoreNEW: Board of Regents Approves Achievement First Mayoral Academy
The Board of Regents voted five to four today to approve the application for an Achievement First Mayoral Academy in
Read MoreNEW: Speaker Fox Says Legislature Could Force Tax-Exempts to Pay Up
House Speaker Gordon Fox said for the first time Thursday that the General Assembly may consider legislation that would
Read MoreProvidence Schools in Crisis: 37% of Students are ‘Chronically Absent’
Nearly two in five Providence students – 9,074 in total – were absent for at least ten percent of the school year in
Read MoreNEW: Providence Councilman says He’ll “Go to War” Over Tax Hike
A supplemental tax hike to avert bankruptcy in the city of Providence is completely off the table as far the Providence
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