After more than five years under state control, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is asking state lawmakers to force the ...

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

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.

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

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

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said he wants the school district back under city control by July. The school district is currently under state control.

People experiencing homelessness stayed overnight in the Providence City Council chambers despite Mayor Brett Smiley's disapproval.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Mayor Brett Smiley hopes to get more payments to the city from local hospitals should the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center go through as planned. “One of my ...

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

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