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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, has died ...
'End of an era': Tributes pour in after Senate President Ruggerio's death. What they say.
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 ...
FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.'s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of Health and Human Services in just a few ...
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Senate President Dominick Ruggerio has died
Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island Current April 21, 2025 Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, the State House’s longest-serving member ...
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 ...
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‘No kings’: Rhode Island protesters rally against Trump in nationwide demonstration
Hundreds of protesters rallied Saturday in Providence and towns across Rhode Island as part of a nationwide “day of action” ...
Dominick Ruggerio, RI Senate president who served for decades, dies at 76.
Ruggerio served in the General Assembly for nearly 44 years and was reelected to more than 20 consecutive terms.
Senate President Dominick Ruggerio dies at 76
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, a powerful figure in Rhode Island politics for decades, has died. He was 76.
RI's health care system is in crisis. Here's what business and state leaders prescribe
The health care sector is Rhode Island's top employer and also, if accounts of provider organizations is accurate, one of the ...