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Providence City Council Passes FY26 City Budget with Fairer Tax Rates for Working Families
Budget features fair tax rates, modest tax levy increase, preserved Sustainability Department role, and funds to cover bulky item disposal and recreational programming. At tonight's Special City Council meeting, councilors passed—for the second and final time—the...
Providence City Council Grants First Passage to FY26 City Budget
Final Passage of Amended Budget, Including Fairer Tax Rates Negotiated by City Council, Expected Next Week Tonight, Providence City Council passed the Fiscal Year 2026 City Budget for the first time. The budget will require second passage at a special council meeting...
Providence City Council Announces Fairer Tax Rates After Reaching Agreement with Mayor
New tax and budget agreement evens out impact across property types, limiting impact on renters, and lowers levy increase to 5.85% Today, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller and Finance Chairwoman Helen Anthony announced that they have reached an agreement...
Council Announces Citywide Immigrant Rights Mailer to be Sent to Every Household
Today, in direct response to the brutal and unconstitutional enforcement tactics currently being undertaken by the far-right federal administration, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller announced that a “Know Your Rights” mail piece will be sent to every...
Providence City Council to Honor Informational Boycott of ABC6 in Support of Unionizing Workers
Today, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller announced that the city council will be honoring an “informational boycott” of WLNE-TV television news station, the ABC affiliate for the Providence market, in response to a request from workers at the station who...
Councilors Introduce Noise Ordinance Exemption for Striking Workers, Rights of First Refusal for Tenant Organizations and Workers
Tonight, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller introduced an amendment to the city’s noise ordinance which would exempt striking workers from violations. This protection follows the recent unnecessary and targeted fining of workers at Butler Hospital, who...
City Council HOPE Committee Reviews Progress Toward Local Control of Schools, Opposes Federal Education Cuts
Last night, City Council’s Special Committee on Health, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Education (HOPE), chaired by President Pro Tempore Juan M. Pichardo, met to discuss a resolution in support of RI House Bill H-5335, which would return the Providence Public School...
Council President Miller Joins Picket Line at Butler Hospital, Councilors Respond to Management Tactics
This week, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller picketed with SEIU 1199 NE workers who are currently striking for better wages and working conditions at Butler Hospital. Under the leadership of Council President Miller, this council has demonstrated time...
City Council Bans Use of Rent-Setting Algorithms
At tonight’s meeting, Providence City Council granted final passage of an ordinance which will ban the use of price-fixing rental algorithms in the city. This software, developed and sold by companies like RealPage and used by corporate landlords to drive up rents,...
