The new half-elected, half-appointed board is expected to be in power when the city gets back control of the schools. The ...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has made his selections for the five mayor-appointed School Board seats. His nominees are ...

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 ...

Patrick Brearley, 42, is facing charges of simple assault, obstructing an officer in execution of duty, and disorderly ...

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

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

Mayor Brett Smiley hopes to get more payments to the city from local hospitals should the sale of Roger Williams Medical ...

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

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As Rhode Island lawmakers prepare to return to the State House, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said Monday his legislative priorities for 2025 include increasing tax ...

Providence City Councilors Justin Roias and Miguel Sanchez claim in a press release that they “will open the City Council ...

Three of the applicants for five appointed seats on the Providence School Board recommended by Mayor Brett P. Smiley are ...