1.0The Providence Eyehttps://pvdeye.org/es/Amber Mahttps://pvdeye.org/es/author/amber-ma/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gAql4dd5Am"><a href="https://pvdeye.org/es/decentralized-government-rv/">Brett Smiley’s Plan to Veto Rent Stabilization Shows Why Providence Needs Decentralized Governance</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://pvdeye.org/es/decentralized-government-rv/embed/#?secret=gAql4dd5Am" width="600" height="338" title="«Brett Smiley’s Plan to Veto Rent Stabilization Shows Why Providence Needs Decentralized Governance» — The Providence Eye" data-secret="gAql4dd5Am" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://pvdeye.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://pvdeye.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/VM013_GC1925.jpg14801084Mayor Brett Smiley has said he will veto the Providence Rent Stabilization Act, an ordinance passed by the Providence City Council earlier this month that would cap annual rent increases at four percent. This means the fate of fifty-nine percent of households in Providence—the country’s least affordable city for renters—rests in the hands of a [...]