Brett smiley

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost his bid for a second term Tuesday night, defeated in the Democratic primary by state Rep. David Morales, a Bernie Sanders-endorsed democratic socialist. Morales, 27, prevailed over the incumbent in a result that marks a first for Providence: no sitting mayor of the city had ever previously failed to secure […]

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is fighting to keep his job against a Democratic Socialist challenger in Wednesday’s primary, a race that has drawn national attention for its echoes of Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City last year. State Rep. David Morales, 27, has built his campaign around rent stabilization, increased public transit funding, and […]