A Superior Court judge has set a timeline to move forward with a settlement in the court case over the state pension overhaul. The agreement still needs…
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Court Halts Effort To Void Licenses For Bar Implicated In Corruption Scandal
A legal maneuver has blocked, at least temporarily, the City of Providence’s attempt to wipe out business permits for the Shark Bar and Grille. The city…
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Taveras lands at Boston office of large international law firm
Former Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has landed at the international law firm of Greenberg Trauig, LLC, where he works out of the Boston office….
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. Another hectic Friday, so we’ll keep the preliminaries short while continuing to welcome your attention on…
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Elorza Administration has not Updated City Economic Development Web Site
Mayor Jorge Elorza has been in office at Providence City Hall for nearly three months now, but if you look at the city’s official economic development…
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Elorza Taps Navy Veteran As New Providence DPW Chief
Mayor Jorge Elorza has appointed a U.S. Navy veteran as the city’s new director of public works. Elorza announced today that he has tapped Russell P….
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GOP Rep Wants Voters To Decide if PawSox Owners Can Use Public Financing for a Providence Ballpark
State Representative Patricia Morgan (R-West Warwick) says she plans to introduce a bill Wednesday that would allow voters to decide if the new owners…
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Larry Eichler Leaving Elorza Administration
Larry Eichler, who has been the acting executive director of the Providence Talks education program, has left City Hall. Eichler confirmed his…
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A Small Victory In Providence’s Latest Fight Against Foreclosures
Eight years since the height of the national foreclosure crisis, Providence faces a plague of vacant houses, blighting neighborhoods. Now the capital…
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Elorza Appoints New Members To Providence School Board
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has appointed a parent and a history professor to the school board. The mayor also re-appointed board member Keith…
