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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

BACKGROUND: Smiley’s legislative priorities include tax hike, ending school takeover, new parking tax In August, a state ...

Dan McKee's resistance to declaring the state's "homelessness crisis" an emergency, Senate President Dominick ... shelter for individuals throughout Rhode Island and overcome any further ...

In Rhode Island, the last time a former speaker became governor was 1905, when George Utter accomplished the feat.

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