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Month: February 2026

Blizzard Updates: City of Providence Announces Suspension of Trash Pick-Up Services for Remainder of Week / Parking Updates & More!

Blizzard Updates: City of Providence Announces Suspension of Trash Pick-Up Services for Remainder of Week / Parking Updates & More!

From The Office of Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley City Buildings Will Be Closed Tomorrow and Trash Pick-Up Will Resume Next Week Following Clean-Up Efforts After Largest Snowfall in Providence’s History    Mayor Brett P. Smiley today announced that curbside trash pick-up is being…

From the Desk of Robert Cushman: City of Warwick-Warwick City Council Awards $65M “No Bid” Healthcare Contract to Existing Vendor

From the Desk of Robert Cushman: City of Warwick-Warwick City Council Awards $65M “No Bid” Healthcare Contract to Existing Vendor

    “Now that a precedent has been set that allows the mayor and the council to ignore bidding requirements, does this mean that all other ordinances regarding purchasing requirements in the city can be ignored?” – Robert Cushman  …

Governor McKee Kicks Off Affordability for All Tour with Executive Order on Energy Relief at Rhode Island Public Utility Commission (Video)

Governor McKee Kicks Off Affordability for All Tour with Executive Order on Energy Relief at Rhode Island Public Utility Commission (Video)

      Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee unveiled an Executive Order (See Link Below) aimed at reducing skyrocketing energy prices, Monday, February 9, 2026.     From the Office of Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee: At the Division of…

Rhode Island ACLU Update: The DOJ “An Affront to the Rule of Law” / Reject Camera Sharing with Providence’s Real Time Crime Center

Rhode Island ACLU Update: The DOJ “An Affront to the Rule of Law” / Reject Camera Sharing with Providence’s Real Time Crime Center

From the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union – February 3, 2026   ACLU Brief in Major Voting Rights Case Calls Department of Justice Arguments “An Affront to The Rule of Law” In a brief filed today…

“We’ll also focus on economic development, building from within, rather than chasing the next big thing.”-The Announcement: Adam Greenman for Mayor of Pawtucket

“We’ll also focus on economic development, building from within, rather than chasing the next big thing.”-The Announcement: Adam Greenman for Mayor of Pawtucket

      “We’ll also focus on economic development, building from within, rather than chasing the next big thing.” – Adam Greenman To a packed house at Noobai Restaurant & Lounge, Former Teacher – Non-Profit CEO Adam Greenman announced his…

Transportation Equity in Rhode Island? NOT REALLY: By Barry Schiller of Rhode Island Transit Riders

Transportation Equity in Rhode Island? NOT REALLY: By Barry Schiller of Rhode Island Transit Riders

Author: Barry Schiller of RI Transit Riders   Rosa Parks, who famously resisted segregation on Montgomery AL public buses, was born on February 4, so this time of year has come to be associated with celebrating “Transit Equity.” While of…

From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley: City of Providence Announces Alternate Side Parking Ahead of Trash Removal on February 2 

From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley: City of Providence Announces Alternate Side Parking Ahead of Trash Removal on February 2 

Snow clean-up efforts remain ongoing in every neighborhood and alternate side parking notice announced for Wards One, Two and Three on Sunday  Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced today a targeted effort to ensure that missed trash and recycling in Wards One, Two and Three due to complications brought on by…

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