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The fight to replace Ruggerio as Senate president is on. Here's how it's shaking out.
And there is the pushback coming from the progressive faction within the Senate that sided with Sen. Ryan Pearson when he ...
A solemn goodbye to Senate President Ruggerio, then the jockeying to replace him resumed
And then, they got back down to the business of wrangling votes ahead of a Democratic Caucus at 4 p.m. on Tuesday to nominate ...
What comes next for the RI Senate after Ruggerio's death? Here's what we know.
With Ruggerio’s passing, the RI Senate faces a leadership shake-up. Key names are emerging, but uncertainty remains. Who will ...
RI has only had four Senate presidents. How have they been chosen?
Rhode Island has only had four Senate presidents, since the position didn't exist until 2003. And each time the role has ...
Senators Lawson and Ciccone teaming up to try to lead R.I. Senate after president Dominick Ruggerio’s death
Lawmakers are discussing the possibility of Senators Valarie Lawson and Frank Ciccone forming a leadership team, but ...
Did Minnesota Senate president have a conflict of interest? Ethics panel reaches mixed finding.
The Minnesota Senate’s ethics panel declared Thursday that Sen. Bobby Joe Champion did not have a financial conflict of interest when he introduced a bill in March to award $1 million to a nonprofit ...
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The fight to replace Ruggerio as Senate president is on. Here's how it's shaking out.
Following the death of Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, a potential alliance between teachers' union president Valarie Lawson and former Laborers' union business manager Frank Ciccone for ...