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

Besides, he wasn’t someone who enjoyed bantering with the press. He understood our role, but he didn’t care what I thought ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio was well respected in Rhode Island politics. Ruggerio died ...

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

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The legality and regulation of Short Term Rentals, which in some municipalities are defined as “guest house” or “transient ...

This General Assembly session, we need to expand and strengthen policies and investments we know are working, write members of the Women's Fund of Rhode Island.

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