The race for president of the new board has already begun PROVIDENCE — Mayor Brett Smiley on Tuesday named his five picks for the new half-elected, half-appointed Providence School Board ...

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley released his five appointments for the Providence School Board on Tuesday, just a week after he vowed to return the school district from its state control and ...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley wants the General Assembly to return Providence's public schools back to local control. He is also asking the state to raise the city's tax levy in order to fund the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has made his selections for the five mayor-appointed School Board seats. His nominees are Melissa Hughes for Region 1, Anjel Newmann for ...

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 – Mayor Brett Smiley came into office with lofty goals two years ago, but midway through his term, the city’s finances are floundering, and his way out will involve raising taxes.

In unveiling his legislative agenda for the upcoming General Assembly session, Mayor Brett Smiley said Monday, "The time is now" for returning the school system to city control. In August ...

The mayor is taking his demand to the General Assembly, seeking legislation to end the state takeover two years early PROVIDENCE — Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is asking state legislators to ...