Providence City Council Finance Committee

Improved ProvPort deal on its way to full City Council for approval

Providence City Council takes up ProvPort resolutions amid promises made to community
December 15, 2022

Providence City Council takes up ProvPort resolutions amid promises made to community

The Providence City Council is meeting Thursday, December 15th at 6pm to take up the ProvPort resolutions...
Providence Sustainability Commission opposes current ProvPort deal
November 28, 2022

Providence Sustainability Commission opposes current ProvPort deal

On Monday the Providence Sustainability Commission met with Director Keith Stokes, Business and Development Director of the...
Uprise RI files Open Meetings complaint against PVD City Council Finance Committee
October 27, 2022

Uprise RI files Open Meetings complaint against PVD City Council Finance Committee

Uprise RI today contacted the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office alleging that the Providence City Council Finance...
Campaign donations may supply a clue as to why Providence seeks to approve sweetheart developer deals
September 22, 2022

Campaign donations may supply a clue as to why Providence seeks to approve sweetheart developer deals

As a country, we all recognize the toxic effects that money has on our politics, yet when...
Providence Finance Committee to take up lucrative Buff Chace tax giveaways on Thursday
September 21, 2022

Providence Finance Committee to take up lucrative Buff Chace tax giveaways on Thursday

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and City Solicitor Jeffrey Dana never sat down for the interview the mayor...
Testimony from the Providence City Council Finance Committee hearing
June 24, 2020

Testimony from the Providence City Council Finance Committee hearing

People lined up outside the Providence City Hall on Monday to testify before the Providence City Council...
Providence City Council wants more tax breaks for millionaires; Protest planned for Thursday City Council meeting
December 3, 2019

Providence City Council wants more tax breaks for millionaires; Protest planned for Thursday City Council meeting

Do councilmembers care about the working people of Providence as much as they care about bribing millionaires...
Providence City Council incentivizing the continued use and expansion of fossil fuels with Dominion tax deal
March 2, 2020

Providence City Council incentivizing the continued use and expansion of fossil fuels with Dominion tax deal

Lost in the discussion about a tax stabilization agreement between the City of Providence and Dominion, the...
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