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 inauguration a day of firsts and political fault lines
October 31, 2019

Providence City Council inauguration a day of firsts and political fault lines

The inauguration of a new Providence City Council was a day of firsts and a day of...

‘It’s all about Democracy,’ says PVD City Councilor Igliozzi about Fane veto override vote delay
October 31, 2019

‘It’s all about Democracy,’ says PVD City Councilor Igliozzi about Fane veto override vote delay

Providence City Councilor John Igliozzi (Ward 7) interrupted the reading of the proposed ordinance to override Mayor...

DARE, Neighbors 4 Revitalization, & RIHAP  encourage Councilor Harris to vote ‘No’ on Hope Point Tower
January 19, 2020

DARE, Neighbors 4 Revitalization, & RIHAP encourage Councilor Harris to vote ‘No’ on Hope Point Tower

An open letter from DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality), Neighbors 4 Revitalization, and Rhode Island...

Letter from community groups and developers to Providence City Council on the Fane zoning petition
December 10, 2018

Letter from community groups and developers to Providence City Council on the Fane zoning petition

Dear Mayor Elorza and City Council: As stakeholders in this community, we support Mayor Jorge Elorza’s decision...

Fane’s Hope Point Tower before the PVD City Council, round 2
October 31, 2019

Fane’s Hope Point Tower before the PVD City Council, round 2

At a second Providence City Council Ordinance Committee meeting to discuss the Fane Organization‘s proposed Hope Point...

20-year, $18 million tax break for luxury downtown apartments under fire ahead of Providence City Council vote
February 27, 2020

20-year, $18 million tax break for luxury downtown apartments under fire ahead of Providence City Council vote

The Providence City Council is planning to decide on the fate of an $18 million, 20-year Tax...

Rhode Island People’s PAC: What’s with this guy Steven Cianci?
September 2, 2018

Rhode Island People’s PAC: What’s with this guy Steven Cianci?

Providence City Council incumbents are bad enough with their personal agendas, backroom deals and fake community inclusion...

Candidates for Providence Ward 8 City Council attend a sometimes heated forum
January 19, 2020

Candidates for Providence Ward 8 City Council attend a sometimes heated forum

All five candidates for Providence City Council Ward 8 attended the South Elmwood Neighborhood Association‘s Meet the...

Candidates for Providence City Council answer tough questions on housing and poverty
January 19, 2020

Candidates for Providence City Council answer tough questions on housing and poverty

Less than half of the candidates running for Providence City Council across all 15 Wards attended the...

Pizza and Politics with Providence City Council Ward 13 candidates
January 19, 2020

Pizza and Politics with Providence City Council Ward 13 candidates

Three of the four candidates for Providence City Council, Ward 13, were at Pizza and Politics at...

Dominion lawyer says $150,000 tax stabilization reduction is actually an increase
March 2, 2020

Dominion lawyer says $150,000 tax stabilization reduction is actually an increase

The Providence City Council Finance Committee met Monday evening to hear testimony of the alteration of a...

Report: Manchester Street Power Station for sale by owner
March 2, 2020

Report: Manchester Street Power Station for sale by owner

Hot on the heels of the revelation that the Providence City Council is seeking to give Dominion Energy...

Contentious testimony before the Providence City Council on Fane Tower
October 31, 2019

Contentious testimony before the Providence City Council on Fane Tower

In the end, the Providence City Council Ordinance Committee voted 3-1 against recommending a spot zoning map...

Justin Kelley – An open letter to all city council members and candidates regarding the Fane “Hope Point Tower”
July 18, 2018

Justin Kelley – An open letter to all city council members and candidates regarding the Fane “Hope Point Tower”

Dear members of the Providence City Council and candidates for Council, I am the Business Representative of...

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