2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE — After Wednesday’s primary delivered victories for progressive candidates up and down the ballot in Providence, city leaders are all but certain to enact limits on rent increases in 2027. The Providence City Council narrowly failed to enact rent control earlier…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (851+ words) State Rep. David Morales, a 27-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated Mayor Brett Smiley in the Democratic primary for mayor of Providence on Sept. 9, ending the incumbent’s bid for a second term in Rhode Island’s largest city....

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (409+ words) Three of the region’s top political organizers are trying to build a new kind of political infrastructure — one they hope can bring donors and progressive groups together around a long-term strategy for expanding who votes, who runs, and who governs…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1121+ words) PROVIDENCE — If Brett Smiley loses his primary on Wednesday, he would be the first sitting mayor of Providence to ever fail to secure the Democratic nomination for reelection. But it’s still far from clear whether state Representative David Morales, the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (167+ words) Merriam-Webster defines "affordable," adjective, as "having a cost that is not too high." Since inflation spiked in 2022, candidates of nearly every political persuasion have put the term at the center of their campaigns. And they define it as they like....