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To Keep Kids Out of Jail, Providence City Council Proposes Automatically Referring Youth Cases to Juvenile Hearing Board
Providence police charged 148 youth with misdemeanors in 2025. The majority of those cases go to family court, where children can face incarceration or a mark on their criminal record. However, 27 were referred to an alternative municipal body that keeps juvenile cases out of [...]
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Jun
Jun
Local Journalist Interrogated at Airport Over Social Media Page Documenting ICE
Local journalist José Julián, founder of the popular social media page JJ Apineda Noticias, said he was detained and interrogated by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) on April 19, 2026. After returning from Guatemala, Julián said CBP questioned him for over three hours. “I have [...]
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May
May
Thousands of Scottish Fans Are Traveling to Providence for the World Cup. Haitian Fans Are Still Blocked.
In June, thousands of fans from Scotland will flood into Providence for the World Cup. The “Tartan Army” will even be traveling in 21 yellow school buses up to Gillette Stadium (rebranded as Boston Stadium) in Foxborough. Scotland plays their first match on June 13 [...]
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May
May
Providence Proposes $500,000 More for Eviction Defense. Is It Enough to Meet Demand?
On the third floor of the Garrahy Courthouse in Providence, dozens of people gather outside of courtroom 3E. A mother sits on a beige metal bench breast-feeding her child when a sheriff booms out a list of names for people summoned to court. One person [...]
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May
May
Rhode Island Hospital Intends to Release Records to Comply with Texas Judge’s Midnight Deadline
Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by Rhode Island Current on May 19, 2026. Reprinted with permission. A Rhode Island Hospital spokesperson said Tuesday night that the hospital would turn over some medical records of transgender youth, with identifying information redacted, to a federal judge [...]
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May
May
A Housing Policy Divided: How One Neighborhood Election is Already Reflecting PVD’s Rent Stabilization Debate
The rent stabilization ordinance proposed by City Council in January 2026 has become a core issue in Providence’s upcoming mayoral election, highlighting disagreements among the Democratic party on how to address housing affordability through policy. Incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley vetoed the ordinance after it passed [...]
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May
May
Rent Stabilization, Blizzard Cleanup and a City “at War”: Highlights from First PVD Mayoral Candidate Forum
Just days after City Council and Mayor Brett Smiley traded votes and vetoes on rent stabilization, candidates took the stage at Brown University for the first mayoral candidate forum of this year’s race. On Wednesday April 22, student organization Brown Votes hosted four candidates headlined [...]
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Apr
Apr
Smiley Unveils Proposed FY2027 Providence Budget with Lowest Spending Growth in at Least Five Years
Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by Rhode Island Current on April 15, 2026. Reprinted with permission. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley’s fiscal year 2027 budget aims to continue his administration’s regimen of restraint. The $635.7 million proposal boasts no property tax increase and represents [...]
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Apr
Apr
Divestment and Democracy: Activists Attempt to Use Providence Ballot Initiative to Fight Against Genocide
“Today’s the day!” On March 27, staff at the Providence City Clerk office greeted about 15 activists delivering signatures of 1,200 Providence residents. The signatures represent the first step in a ballot initiative to ask voters a question in the upcoming November election: Will the [...]
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Apr
Apr
Right-to-Know 101: How You Can Request Public Records, and Why It Matters
A guide for anyone who wants to request local or state information The press plays an important role in holding the government accountable, but the public does too, by keeping an eye on their local and state officials. In 2021, a Webster, N.H., couple uncovered [...]
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Apr
Apr
