Recent News
Work Continues on Hawkins Street Bridge Restoration
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. (Ward 4) today was on site where work is continuing on the Hawkins Street Bridge Restoration Project. The demolition phase has been completed, and now they are removing the concrete pylons. “The contractor has...
City Councilors Introduce Legislation to Protect Quality of Life for Providence Residents
At tonight’s City Council meeting Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15), President Pro Tempore Michael Correia (Ward 6), Councilors Pedro Espinal (Ward 10), and James E. Taylor (Ward 8) introduced an ordinance that would restrict commercial vehicles from parking...
City Councilors Introduce Legislation to Ensure Direct Funding Source for Housing Opportunities
Councilman David A. Salvatore (Ward 14), Councilwoman Helen Anthony (Ward 2), and Councilman Pedro Espinal (Ward 10) will introduce an ordinance at tonight’s City Council meeting that calls for a dedicated revenue stream to fund housing opportunities. The proposal...
Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan and Councilman James E. Taylor to Introduce Resolution Calling on the City of Providence to Create a 5-Year Maintenance Plan of All Public Safety Vehicles
City Council Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) and Councilman James E. Taylor (Ward 8) will introduce a resolution at Thursday’s Council meeting calling for the City to create a 5-year plan for the City’s aging fleet of public safety vehicles after a series of...
Statement from Councilman Pedro Espinal Regarding the Proposed Transfer Station at 481 Allens Avenue
First and foremost, I want to thank my neighbors – the residents of Lower South Providence and Washington Park – as well as the local community organizations and businesses for joining me in expressing our shared concerns that this project is not only bad for our...
Statement from City Council President Sabina Matos and President Pro Tempore Michael Correia:
In light of the two recent presumptive cases of Coronavirus in Rhode Island, our offices have been in communication with our state and city colleagues to ensure a coordinated response. We want to commend our first responders and our State Department of Health for...
Statement from Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan Regarding the Rhode Island Senate’s Historic Passage of a Statewide Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban
I wish to thank Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio for his leadership on this important issue. It is with pride that I share in this historic victory in the Senate and hope that the House will pass similar legislation so that our Governor can sign this important...
Providence City Council Approves Youth Sports Fund & Grant Program
Tonight Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) and President Pro Tempore Michael Correia’s (Ward 6) amendment to the Code of Ordinances that creates a $40K fund specifically for the support of Providence youth sports programs was passed for the second and final...
City Councilors Introduce a Series of Resolutions Calling on RIDE and the Providence Public School District to Rethink How We Use Student Resource Officers in City Schools
Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), Councilwoman KatherineKerwin (Ward 12) and Councilwoman Rachel Miller (Ward 13) tonight will introduce a resolution calling on the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) to increase funding for social and emotional learning...
