Fellow legislators remember Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, who died Monday morning, as "a champion for working people ...

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 ...

A simple majority of the now-37-member Senate will vote for a new president when the chamber reconvenes. A special election ...

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

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