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Gearing up for Providence mayoral run, Smiley announces plans to leave state job Published Wed Feb 10 2021 21:41:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis Brett Smiley, who is gearing up for his second run for mayor of Providence, announced Wednesday that will step down as director of the state Department of Administration when Gov. Gina Raimondo is confirmed as U.S. Commerce secretary. At the same time, the state GOP said it has filed an ethics complaint against him. “As you know, I believe deeply that public service is critically important work, but this past year i...

Providence Mayor faces pushback over proposed police union contract Community members say it doesn’t include any of the reforms they advocated for in 2020, and early mayoral candidates are already picking sides. By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated February 11, 2021, 7:49 a.m. Email to a Friend Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza in July 2020.Dan McGowan/The Boston Globe PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge Elorza and the Providence police union president Mike Imondi have pitched a proposed union contract as a win-win proposition. The officers get four years of pay raises to bring their salaries in l...

The dominos are about to fall and the impact will change the power structure in the Rhode Island State House and may transform the 2022 Providence mayoral race. The expectation is that Raimondo will be confirmed in late February or early March which will then set off now-Lt. Governor Dan McKee’s accession to the governor’s office and will trigger the need for him to appoint a successor Lt. Governor. McKee has repeatedly voiced that he will select a candidate for Lt. Governor that will serve in partnership with him -- and he expects to move the Lt. Governor into the governor’s office. De...

While you were shoveling snow, Rhode Island’s politicians were counting dough © Blake Nissen for the Boston Globe City Hall in Providence, Rhode Island If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can  LEADING OFF Happy Tuesday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. I’m Dan McGowan and I just might order Uber Eats for every meal of the day today. Follow me on Twitter  . ICYMI: Rhode Island was up to 115,956 confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, after ad...

Home but not Alone: A Coronavirus Diary | Entry 46: The big 4-0 By Vanessa Lillie My pandemic birthday has arrived. The big 4-0. To celebrate, my husband, almost 6-year-old and I headed to New Hampshire for an Airbnb weekend (followed by COVID tests). A decade ago, I was living in Washington, D.C. I had a big 30th at a favorite bar in Dupont Circle. The party was packed with friends, and there was loud music, plus many, many cocktails. One decade later, it’s three of us, an ice pond, plus many cups of warm apple cider. I’m not sure what 30-year-old me would think of 40-year-old me. She�...