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Providence City Council Held Emergency Meeting on Proposed Mass Termination Law
At tonight’s emergency meeting of the Providence City Council, councilors reviewed a proposed ordinance laying out new procedures and accountability in the event of mass terminations in the city. The proposed law was read into the record, discussed, and referred to...
Statement from City Council President John Igliozzi on the Potential Mass Firing of Police Officers
“At the close of city business today, we learned that there was no mass firing of Providence Police officers. We’re pleased the city administration has taken a reasonable approach to what could have been a disastrous situation if more than 70 officers were taken off...
Providence City Council to Hold Emergency Meeting to Prevent Mass Firing of Police Officers and City Employees Over Vaccine Mandate
Providence, RI – City Council President John Igliozzi (Ward 7) announced an emergency meeting of the Providence City Council for Friday, January 14, at 5:30 p.m. to vote on an ordinance he sponsored, with a majority of the Council, that will lay out new procedures for...
Councilman John Goncalves Requests the Governor and I-195 Redevelopment District Commission Consider Neighborhood Concerns for City Parcels
Today, I’m respectfully asking Governor McKee, Chairman Robert Davis, and the members of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission to consider final decisions on the development of Providence land happen “with the community” rather than simply “to the community.”...
City Council Holds First 2022 Meeting
City Council Holds First 2022 Meeting • Council President John Igliozzi issues unprecedented address and calls for an independent audit to oversee the disbursement of $124 million in federal relief funds • Council calls on RI DOT to reduce the speed limit on Allens...
Providence City Councilors Send Open Letter to Governor McKee Regarding COVID-19 Response
Councilwoman Nirva R. LaFortune (Ward 3), Council President Pro Tempore Pedro Espinal (Ward 10), Majority Leader James Taylor (Ward 8), Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. (Ward 4), Deputy Majority Leader Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11), Majority Whip...
City Council reacts to Providence’s 23rd homicide of the year on Huxley Avenue
The City Council promised to give Providence Police the tools they need to help solve the city’s 23rd homicide of 2021, following a deadly shooting Saturday night on Huxley Avenue, in the Elmhurst neighborhood. “I am troubled to hear of, yet another young life taken...
City Council Resolution Endorses Plan to Address Unsheltered Homelessness Crisis, Calls On Governor & General Assembly To Act
Coordinated effort and funding needed to address affordable housing and homelessness crisis. At last evening’s Providence City Council meeting, Councilwoman and Housing Crisis Task Force Chairwoman Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) introduced a resolution, co-sponsored by all...
Retired Providence Fire Chief George Farrell Honored by City Council for His Work as Chairman of the Rhode Island Honor Flights Club
At tonight’s City Council meeting Finance Chairwoman Jo-Ann Ryan sponsored a resolution, passed by the full City Council, honoring Retired Providence Fire Chief George Farrell for his work as Chairman of the Rhode Island Honor Flights Club. Mr. Farrell and his family...
