When is the right time for the state to return Providence public schools to local control? Mayor Brett Smiley says this ...

The Providence City Council approved a resolution Thursday night calling on Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public ...

Mayor Brett Smiley said he plans to ask the General Assembly to raise the city's taxes above the 4% threshold.

In unveiling his legislative agenda for the upcoming General Assembly session, Mayor Brett Smiley said, "The time is now" for ...

The mayor is taking his demand to the General Assembly, seeking legislation to end the state takeover two years early.

The DaVinci Center, a non-profit community center on Charles Street, opened its doors as a warming center Wednesday night.

In October, Providence signed a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, agreement with Brown University Health, formerly Lifespan ...

Two days after Providence’s City Council Chambers were controversially opened to the city’s homeless population, the council ...

The Providence City Council has passed a resolution urging Gov. Dan McKee to declare a public health state of emergency to ...

City Councilors Justin Roias and Miguel Sanchez opened the City Council chamber to those seeking respite from the cold and ...

The City of Providence has announced its priorities for the legislative session that starts at the Statehouse Tuesday. Among ...