Tag Archives: #Angel Taveras

The School Camera Speeding Tickets Are the New Car Tax, but Super Regressive

It’s about time we had some solid facts about the new automated cameras that have generated an estimated twenty thousand speeding tickets since they were installed near Providence schools late last year. So I sought out and analyzed the data … Continue reading

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Ninety Thousand Hits and Still Counting (Truth Bath)

Truth Bath Having endured the squishy generalities and sugar-coated platitudes offered by Mayor Jorge Elorza at Providence: An Economic Recovery Story, a recent event sponsored by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, I feel compelled to offer a more honest, … Continue reading

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Broken, Broken, Broken

Based upon the facts uncovered in this article, I call on the mayor of Providence to launch a complete investigation of the job performance of Jeffrey Lykins, Director of the city’s Department of Inspections and Standards, with a specific focus … Continue reading

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Ring the bell. School’s in session.

If you don’t show up at school, you can’t learn. And if you don’t show up at high school, you’re likely to have just as much trouble showing up at work or at college. During the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school … Continue reading

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Dana, Southgate and Martone Respond to Sexual Harassment Complaint

On March 7, 2016, Johanna Harris filed a sexual harassment complaint against Providence City Solicitor Jeffrey Dana and Deputy Solicitor Adrienne Southgate. The Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights accepted the complaint and added Assistant Solicitor Mario Martone as a … Continue reading

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