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Angel Taveras

Angel Taveras served a four-year term as the mayor of Providence, R.I. beginning in Jan. 3, 2011, the first Dominican-American to be elected mayor in the state. In 2014 he lost the Democratic primary when he ran for governor. Taveras, a lawyer and former Housing Court judge, replaced David N. Cicilline, who was elected to Congress in Rhode Island's 1st District. He is a graduate of  Harvard University and Georgetown Law School.

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Angel Taveras

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr.
September 14, 2014

Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr.
July 24, 2014

"If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . .…

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By Karen Lee Ziner
July 16, 2014

"Providence graduation rates are up."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr.
May 25, 2014

I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."

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By Alex Kuffner
January 15, 2012

"In Connecticut and New York, students at Achievement First schools consistently outperform city and statewide averages."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr.
May 24, 2011

The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country."

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By Cynthia Needham
December 3, 2010

Providence teachers "can go five or six years without an evaluation."

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