The 76-year-old senate president has been battling cancer and other health problems, and on opening day it seemed clear it ...

Leaders hope that by declaring a state of emergency, it will clear the red tape keeping the Pallet shelters from being used ...

It was that rare kind of day when legislators brought members of their families into the ornate chambers of the House and ...

Dominick Ruggerio won re-election as president of the Rhode Island Senate Tuesday, as the General Assembly met for the first ...

Pearson’s failed attempt to oust Senate President Dominick J ... with we can meet with to do the business for the people of Rhode Island.” Pearson and his supporters argued the Senate did ...

Sen. Valarie Lawson looks almost uncomfortable when she initially sits down for an interview in a third-floor Rhode Island ...

Senate President Dominick Ruggerio repeatedly assured colleagues there would be no retribution against those who voted against him in a contested caucus election two days after the November general ...

The new legislative session started earlier this week in Rhode Island, and lawmakers have a host of issues ahead they’ll be ...

Senate President Dominick Ruggerio is installing a close ally in the chamber’s No. 3 job as he prepares to start the new ...

There's a lot of challenges facing the people of Rhode Island, and we all need to be at our best." "The Senate president is not a ceremonial role," she added. "Their responsibility is to take the ...