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Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace - Rhode Island protested outside of Mayor Brett Smiley's Providence home on Thursday ...
Smiley is more than halfway through his term, and facing pushback from constituents over a planned tax increase.
After spending a week in Israel, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has returned home to the capitol city, and was met Thursday ...
Mayor Brett Smiley said he wasn’t happy that Providence City Councilors will be raising the Palestinian flag at City Hall on ...
More than a dozen community members held signs, chanted and drummed outside Mayor Brett Smiley’s home early Thursday morning.
PROVIDENCE – He’s been indicating it since January, but it’s official: Mayor Brett Smiley put in his pitch to raise taxes by 7.5%. Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 ends on June 30, so it’s crunch ...
The Providence City Council announced on Wednesday, plans to hoist a Palestinian Flag, for a single day atop Providence City ...
The city of Providence plans on raising a Palestinian flag over city hall on Friday, a decision that has sparked controversy ...
The Palestinian flag is just about everywhere in Providence City Hall these days. One flag is flying in the City Council ...
PROVIDENCE — Mayor Brett Smiley has proposed a hefty property tax increase to city homeowners and landlords, aiming to raise nearly $30 million. To balance his $624 million budget, Smiley is ...
Traditionally, the Council Chambers were adorned only with the American flag, the flags of the state of Rhode Island, and the ...
Unlike spending at the federal level, Rhode Island and its cities and towns are required to balance their budgets, so ...