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Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island's longest-serving legislator, dies at 76
Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island's longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, died ...
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Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio dies at 76
Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio (D-North Providence, Providence) passed away Monday morning after a ...
'End of an era': Tributes pour in after Senate President Ruggerio's death. What they say.
PROVIDENCE – Tributes began pouring in Monday morning for Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, who died overnight on April 21 ...
How many Catholics are in Rhode Island? A look at the state's religion demographics
Comparatively, 62% of American adults identify as Christians, according to the study. Of the 63% of Rhode Island adults in ...
R.I. Senate president’s death marks ‘the end of an era at the State House’
Fellow legislators remember Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, who died Monday morning, as ‘a champion for working people ...
Georgina Sarpong sets the table for Rhode Island's new 'food strategy.' What it means
The program’s goals dovetailed with those of a New England food strategy, which calls for 30% of the region’s food to be locally produced by 2030.
What happens next: R.I. senators must choose a new leader. Key bills hinge on their choice.
A simple majority of the now-37-member Senate will vote for a new president when the chamber reconvenes. A special election ...
Antisemitic incidents jump to all-time recorded high, Massachusetts reports 5th most in country
Antisemitic incidents jump to all-time recorded high, Massachusetts reports 5th most in country: ‘Grim reality for American ...
Austinites love H-E-B. What's the grocer equivalent outside Texas?
San Antonio-based H-E-B is a Texas staple grocer and community face. Outside of the Lone Star State, what other popular ...
Tributes pour in after Pope Francis dies at 88
Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.
3-sport athletes are becoming rare, but some North Jersey players are bucking the trend
Three-sport athletes are becoming an endangered species in high school athletics, but the ones who do it see no reason to ...
New 3-Round Mock Gives Giants Everything They Need
The Giants cannot tiptoe around the woolly mammoth in the room for much longer. They should be obligated to pursue a young quarterback every year until one sticks. Assuming Schoen passes on Colorado's ...