Topic - Providence City Council

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. The council operates under a mayor-council form of government. - Source: Wikipedia

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An attendant services a car at a gas station in Lake Oswego, Ore., Friday, July 28, 2023. In 1951, Oregon banned self-serve pumps at filling stations, being the only U.S. state besides New Jersey to do so. But now, the Oregon Legislature has decided that people across the state should be able to choose between having an attendant pump the gas or do it themselves. Gov. Tina Kotek signed the bill into law on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, taking effect immediately. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

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