Cranston Forward

9-0. The Cranston City Council unanimously rejected Mayor Hopkins' budget last night. Here's an explainer of what happened — and what comes next. 👇

The Mayor proposed raising the property tax levy by 7.4%. State law caps it at 4%. The Council had no legal choice but to reject it.

Now he has 15 days to come back with a legal budget — which means real cuts to what he originally proposed. The deadline is May 15.

Before the vote, the administration tried to call this a "shared failure." It isn't, and we explain why in the slides.

The next two weeks really matter. The cuts being decided right now will hit schools, senior services, parks, sanitation, and all city services. We want our city to protect what matters and cut the political patronage that doesn't, while making cuts equitably.

Cranston deserves better. Swipe through, and please share — neighbors knowing what's actually going on is how we start to do something about it.