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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 ...
More than a dozen community members held signs, chanted and drummed outside Mayor Brett Smiley’s home early Thursday morning.
Mayor Brett Smiley said he wasn’t happy that Providence City Councilors will be raising the Palestinian flag at City Hall on ...
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 Palestinian flag is just about everywhere in Providence City Hall these days. One flag is flying in the City Council ...
The city of Providence plans on raising a Palestinian flag over city hall on Friday, a decision that has sparked controversy ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Mayor Brett Smiley on Wednesday proposed increasing property tax bills, making $9 million in cuts, and boosting fines and fees as he unveiled his proposed $624 million ...
Unlike spending at the federal level, Rhode Island and its cities and towns are required to balance their budgets, so ...