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2. List of municipalities in Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   Since Rhode Island has no county level of government, cities and towns provide services commonly performed by county governments in other states. [4] The state's cities and towns may adopt one of four forms of government: council–manager, mayor–council, town council–town meeting, or administrator–council. [5]

3. Government of Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   The government of the state of Rhode Island is prescribed from a multitude of sources; the main sources are the Rhode Island Constitution, the General Laws, and executive orders. The governmental structure is modeled on the Government of the United States in having three branches: executive , legislative , and judicial .

4. Providence City Council - Wikipedia

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   City Council chambers in Providence City Hall. The Providence City Council is the fifteen-member legislative body of the city of Providence, Rhode Island.The two major responsibilities of the council are enacting ordinances necessary to ensure the welfare and good order of the city and adopting the city's annual budget.

5. Administrative divisions of Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   In Rhode Island, as in most of New England, the laws regulating municipal authority are very broadly construed. Thus, Rhode Island towns have the form, if not the substance, of home rule, with powers comparable to those that a city in other states would normally have. Rhode Island state law does not distinguish between a city and a town.

6. Local government in the United States - Wikipedia

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   As a result, the states have adopted a wide variety of systems of local government. The United States Census Bureau conducts the Census of Governments every five years to compile statistics on government organization, public employment, and government finances. The categories of local government established in this Census of Governments is a ...

7. Category:Local government in Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   Government of Providence, Rhode Island (3 C, 4 P) R. Rhode Island local politicians (4 C, 3 P) S. School districts in Rhode Island (17 P) Pages in category "Local ...