My colleague Tony Petrarca reminded me this evening that today marks 34 years since the Blizzard of ’78. Remember when it used to snow here? Providence got a record-breaking 27.6 inches of snow. The images from the storm we saw in Governor Garrahy’s ob... »
Lincoln Chafee holds the same job his father John Chafee had in the 1960s. The son is finding out the hard way that it isn’t his father’s Rhode Island or America. After a rocky first year as governor in recession-racked Rhode Island, Governor Chafee ha... »
There are, clearly, rewards for bold, blunt leadership in times of crisis.Last year, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras declared a "category 5 hurricane" on the city's books and was able to wrangle significant savings from municipal unions and push through... »
The City of Providence shelled out $500,000 for a four-officer police detail for Mayor Angel Taveras last year, double what the state spends on security for the Governor, according to records obtained by GoLocalProv. “It’s just kind of an over-the-top ... »
More than a year into his first term, Governor Lincoln Chafee isn’t ready to talk about whether he plans to seek reelection in 2014. “I really haven’t put that as a priority — we’re just starting the second year of my four-year term,” Chafee said this ... »
Text of Governor Lincoln Chafee's State of the State address as prepared. »
Rhode Island PBS’s chief says he was shocked to learn of Governor Chafee’s proposal to cut off Channel 36′s state funding, which makes up about a third of its $3 million budget. “If this is a policy plan that the governor wants to put forth then I thin... »
Correction appended. Providence Mayor Angel Taveras announced Thursday morning that the city could face bankruptcy in June unless it reins in its $22.5 million budget deficit, in part by increasing payments from nonprofits like the University. Later th... »
