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Fellow legislators remember Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, who died Monday morning, as ‘a champion for working people ...
Two bills in Rhode Island, Senate Bill 0037 and House Bill 5756, would give cities and towns the option to impose an extra ...
One of the biggest changes on the table would make it harder to remove parking near a public right-of-way to the shore.
Hundreds of protesters rallied Saturday in Providence and towns across Rhode Island as part of a nationwide “day of action” ...
The health care sector is Rhode Island's top employer and also, if accounts of provider organizations is accurate, one of the ...
A protest against the Trump administration held in front of the Rhode Island State House on . (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — ...
Last year, 607 registered lobbyists earned a total of $16.4 million to sway the actions of RI's governor, lawmakers and other ...
He was 76. He died early Monday morning, according to a release from the Rhode Island Senate. In part, the statement said: It ...
Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island Current April 21, 2025 Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, the State House’s longest-serving member ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, a powerful figure in Rhode Island politics for decades, has died. He was 76.
Ruggerio served in the General Assembly for nearly 44 years and was reelected to more than 20 consecutive terms.
Advocates say the inspector general would root out waste and fraud, and may have saved the state the Washington Bridge ...