A simple majority of the now-37-member Senate will vote for a new president when the chamber reconvenes. A special election ...

Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, has died ...

He called Ruggerio's passing the "end of an era at the State House, where Donny was a true giant for well over four decades. On behalf of the House of Representatives, we extend our deepest sympathies ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of Health and Human Services in just a few ...

Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island Current April 21, 2025 Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, the State House’s longest-serving member ...

With May 4 looming as the date when Institute of Museum and Library Services staff placed on administrative leave could ...

Fellow legislators remember Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, who died Monday morning, as ‘a champion for working people ...

Hundreds of protesters rallied Saturday in Providence and towns across Rhode Island as part of a nationwide “day of action” ...

Ruggerio served in the General Assembly for nearly 44 years and was reelected to more than 20 consecutive terms.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, a powerful figure in Rhode Island politics for decades, has ...

The health care sector is Rhode Island's top employer and also, if accounts of provider organizations is accurate, one of the ...

Two bills in Rhode Island, Senate Bill 0037 and House Bill 5756, would give cities and towns the option to impose an extra ...