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Smiley is more than halfway through his term, and facing pushback from constituents over a planned tax increase.
Providence’s Department of Sustainability is proposed to have a staff of just six in the upcoming fiscal year.
After spending a week in Israel, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has returned home to the capitol city, and was met Thursday ...
Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace - Rhode Island protested outside of Mayor Brett Smiley's Providence home on Thursday ...
When asked about the decision, a representative for Democratic Mayor Brett Smiley suggested the ceremony was the city council’s prerogative. “In Providence, the executive branch and City ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI ... A spokesperson for Mayor Brett Smiley’s office told 12 News Lauro has not undergone any renovations since it closed, but the building was never condemned.
The decision, which was approved by Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, is already being met with a barrage of criticism and disbelief. “Is this real?” a former GOP gubernatorial candidate, Ashley Kalus ...
Lauro was shuttered by the Providence school department after the 2023 school year, and charter schools quickly sought to fill the vacant space. Mayor Brett Smiley’s office negotiated a deal ...
The war in Gaza has not deterred Rhode Island politicians from visiting Israel, with Providence Mayor Brett Smiley making the trip in May after Matos went there in January. Rep. Jaqueline Baginski ...
According to communications from the City Council office, both in an email to members of the City Council and in an email to GoLocal, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has approved the Palestinian ...
GoLocal reached out to Providence Mayor Brett Smiley about the Palestinian flag. Josh Estrella, a spokesman for Smiley, said, "City Council is better positioned to answer why the flag is flying ...