The owners of Stewart House have been feeling the impacts of tariffs from the UK and EU, plus additional brokerage fees, for months.

Another set of tariffs introduced on Thursday could have ripple effects for businesses big and small.

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Providence police have been tapping into surveillance cameras, and even officer body-worn camera, in real-time to respond to incidents across the city.

Here's how it works 👇
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It’s official. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has signed the FY26 budget.

Residents can come to the tax collector’s office to pay in person today if they want, but bills will be online this week and in the mail soon. Grace period to pay your Q1 bill runs to Aug. 20. @wpri12.bsky.social

BREAKING: Providence is appealing a LEOBOR panel decision to reinstate a PPD officer previously accused of assault.

The city's attorney said Sgt. Joseph Hanley's "shocking betrayal of the public trust" showed "he is not worthy"
the position.
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VIDEO: Police are conducting an internal affairs review of an incident where several arrests at a Providence house party were captured on camera.

Police are seen pulling two people out of a home and holding a man down, punching him several times.
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SOON: Tonight’s final public hearing on the FY26 budget gets underway at 5:30 p.m. at Providence City Hall.

So far more than a dozen people in attendance.

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My colleague, @leahbcrowley.bsky.social spoke w/Mayor Brett Smiley, at USCM in FL.

Smiley sent a letter to @govdanmckee.bsky.social to formally request he sign a bill that grants an exemption to Prov to exceed the RI tax levy as soon as its transmitted.
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We had a great time volunteering at RISPCA in Warwick, thanks to @wpri12.bsky.social's @sarahbawden31.bsky.social!

My group spent time prepping materials for snuffle mats... but we also had some major playtime with animals up for adoption!
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VIDEO NOW: I caught up with Mayor Brett Smiley ahead of the RI Senate's vote tonight on a bill that would allow Providence to apply Rhode Island’s 7% sales tax to apply to the city’s commercial parking lots.

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NEW: @wpri12.bsky.social quickly caught up with Mayor Brett Smiley ahead of tomorrow's Palestinian flag raising in Providence.

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Here's some of what he had to say👇

NEW: @wpri12.bsky.social talked to members of the Jewish Voice for Peace – Rhode Island, who gathered outside of Mayor Brett Smiley's home early Thursday morning to protest his weeklong trip to Israel. (The mayor returned yesterday afternoon.)

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Some Providence city councilors are clashing with Mayor Brett Smiley over a pair of bills that would make reforms to the so-called "8-Law."

Smiley has said the reforms could to spur developers to convert vacant commercial space to residential use.
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