Includes $20 million school infrastructure investment and critical investments in education, neighborhoods and youth PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza signed a $748,753,622 spending plan for...

Diocese Admits Teachers’ Retirement Fund in Distress, Blames Individuals Who Unveiled Key Documents The Diocese of Providence has sent a memo to members of the Diocesan Lay Employees’...

When will Rhode Island’s political leaders remember of the real needs of families? Despite a large and unexpected revenue windfall and clear policy lesson, resulting from the recent federal...

How Some of the Richest Men in America, Got Millions, Divided a State, & Ruined a Beloved Brand It all started in in 2015 when one of the most influential corporate lawyers in Rhode Island put...

EXCLUSIVE: Diocese of Providence’s Teachers & Staff Pension Fund Faces Failure, May Impact Thousands According to Diocesan documents secured by GoLocalProv, the pension fund for a large number...

While the Clock was Ticking on the PawSox Mayor Grebien was Going to Bat to Re-Open Services at Memorial Hospital PAWTUCKET – While the House of Representatives was debating and coming to a vote on...

Founder of JetBlue Poised to Launch New Airline with Providence Hub, Say Reports According to a report in one of the top aviation publications, Providence may be featured in future plans of the...

Jobs & Opportunity Index (JOI), May 2018    What There Is Is Positive Providence, RI – With the nation heading in a healthy direction, Rhode Island’s positive numbers on the metrics...

Rep. Lancia Says Legislature is “Stealing” 911 Funds, Voting Records Show He Voted To Divert Funds Republican Cranston State Representative Robert Lancia blistered his fellow legislators on Friday...

Commerce RI Hires Former Bridgeport Port Authority Who Spent $35k on Credit Cards for Travel & Gifts Commerce RI has hired Joseph Riccio — the one-time director of the Bridgeport Port Authority...

Pawtucket’s Receivership Program to Combat Blighted Properties Enters its Second Year   PAWTUCKET – This week, Mayor Donald R. Grebien announced that the City identified nine abandoned and...

THE NEW BUDGET: TAXES, GIMMICKS AND RETALIATION Warwick, RI – According to recent news reports, the budget approved by House Finance while you were sleeping on Friday night will: (1) expand...

Federal Tax Cut Windfall “Wasted” in Maintaining Status Quo     Providence, RI – Despite a large and unexpected revenue windfall and clear policy lesson, resulting from the recent...

GoLocal Unveiling Major Statewide Poll – Gov’s Race, PawSox, Economy and More GoLocalProv.com in conjunction with John Della Volpe, the Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School’sRead...

DO YOU WANT TO BAIL OUT PAWTUCKET OVER THE PAWSOX? Warwick, RI – Yesterday, Speaker Nicholas Mattiello announced a new plan for a taxpayer funded PawSox stadium. Mattiello’s idea is for...

The Bottom of the Rising Tide Providence, RI – Despite some positive numbers, Rhode Island couldn’t shake its 47th place ranking on the RI Center for Freedom &...