Recent News
Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan and Council Colleagues Say “Yes to the Comeback”
Ensuring the Jobs of Over 700 Providence Hotel Employees City Council Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) introduced an Ordinance, which was passed by the Council for the first time, at tonight’s City Council Meeting ensuring that any hotel worker who was laid off or...
Statement from Council President Sabina Matos in Response to Mayor Saying We Can’t Have “Both” New Police Academy and Reinvestment
Statement from Council President Sabina Matos in Response to Mayor Saying We Can’t Have “Both” New Police Academy and Reinvestment: “I wish the Mayor would spend more time collaborating and resolving to address this issue of rampant violence in our City in partnership...
Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan and Council Colleagues Call for Mayor to Address Violent Crime
Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) along with Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15), Council President Pro Tempore Michael Correia (Ward 6), Majority Whip John J. Igliozzi Esq. (Ward 7), Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. (Ward 4), Deputy...
Statement from Councilor David A. Salvatore Regarding Another Incident of Gun Violence in the Wanskuck Neighborhood
Tonight, many of us are angered and shocked to hear the news of another incident of violence in our City. The reports of multiple shootings outside of the Rhode Island School for the Deaf in the area of Corliss Park late this afternoon should be alarming to residents,...
City Council’s Committee on Finance Adopts a New Compensation and Classification Ordinance to Protect the City’s Financial Health and Current Workforce
Tonight, the City Council's Committee on Finance adopted a new Compensation and Classification (Comp & Class) portion of the Fiscal Year (FY) '21 Budget. The Council previously passed the tax levy keeping property taxes level and ensured no tax increase for...
Statement from Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. Regarding the Uptick in Crime in Providence:
We faced yet another violent weekend in our City, and it’s time for my City Council colleagues and I, along with Mayor Elorza, to provide the support that our police department needs to serve and protect. More importantly, we need a mayor and a commissioner that is...
Work Nears Completion on the Hawkins Street Bridge
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. (Ward 4) today was on site where work is nearing completion on the Hawkins Street Bridge Restoration Project. Hawkins Street Bridge was closed to traffic in October of 2017 after the Rhode Island Department of...
Statement from Councilor David A. Salvatore Regarding the City’s Upcoming Gun Buyback Program
Throughout my tenure as a member of the Providence City Council, I have been an outspoken advocate for gun safety and common-sense gun reforms. Programs such as gun buybacks play an important role in removing firearms from Providence streets. I believe that programs...
The Wayland Square Merchants Association, Wayland Square Neighborhood Association, Councilman John Goncalves and Councilwoman Helen Anthony Will Host Autumn Air in the Square This Weekend in Wayland Square
The Wayland Square Merchants Association (WSMA) along with Councilman John Goncalves (Ward 1) and Councilwoman Helen Anthony (Ward 2) and the Wayland Square Neighborhood Association (WSNA) will be hosting Autumn Air in the Square, a special event intended to highlight...
