Visibly frail and alarmingly thin, Ruggerio can barely bang the gavel and accidentally failed to vote for himself as ...

With the percolating tensions in the Rhode Island Senate providing the day's drama ... against Ruggerio in a November caucus, voted "present" Tuesday instead of yea or nay on another term ...

But being president of the Rhode Island senate doesn’t come with the nuclear codes, and the state government will be fully functional whether Ruggerio is present or not. Still, within the ...

Linda Ujifusa, a Portsmouth Democrat, first won election to the Rhode Island Senate in 2022. As a progressive woman, she exemplifies how the General Assembly has changed over the last 10 years.

A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island House passed a resolution congratulating President Donald Trump on his inauguration. The resolution is usually passed every four years congratulating ...

The Rhode Island senator pressed Vought on the group’s donors, asking the nominee how OMB’s recusal and conflict of interest policies could be effective if he doesn’t disclose that information.

The 12 “present” votes came from Democratic Senators Jonathon Acosta ... today just reinforces those concerns for me.” Rhode Island will tackle some major issues this session, Euer said.

“It’s the right thing to do," said Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Valerie Lawson. “When we talk about education, we talk about improving learning outcomes. Providing universal school ...

While the Senate already has a dress code more than one House lawmaker proposed including one for their chamber this session.

Rhode Island has a strong legislature that ... On six other occasions, he was present but did not preside over the Senate. Other lawmakers took his place standing at the rostrum and running ...