Tag: Sabina Matos
At a raucous meeting, Providence City Council approves the Hive Hotel TSA
"I don't know the intentions of this developer," said Councilmember Rachel Miller, "But I would say that when we give public...
Providence City Council wants more tax breaks for millionaires; Protest planned for Thursday City...
Do councilmembers care about the working people of Providence as much as they care about bribing millionaires to beautify downtown? If...
2019 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit
Unseen by most Rhode Islanders, the Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit (Summit), an annual meeting between the business community and our...
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 revealed political fault lines. The...
Providence City Council overrides Mayor’s Veto of Hope Point Tower zoning variance
Providence City Councilor Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11) became the deciding vote to override Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza's veto of the zoning...
20-year, $18 million tax break for luxury downtown apartments under fire ahead of Providence...
The Providence City Council is planning to decide on the fate of an $18 million, 20-year Tax Stabilization Agreement (TSA) for Steeple Street RI...
Unite Here! Local 26 members and allies hold Labor Day picket outside the Omni...
"For a lot of our neighbors and friends Labor Day means having cookouts, doing back to school shopping, maybe go to the beach, but...
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 PVD Housing Crisis City Council Candidate Forum...
Matos brings Vargas complaint to Rhode Island Board of Elections
In a letter to Robert Rapoza, executive director of the Rhode Island Board of Elections (RI BOE), Ward 15 Providence City Councilmember Sabina Matos...
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 tax stabilization agreement between the City of...