RI Ethics Commission allows senator to sponsor pension bill

The Rhode Island Ethics Commission allowed Sen. Todd Patalano to introduce a bill boosting state police pensions, including ...

Ethics panel says Warwick lawmaker can propose pension boost for State Police, including his son

Sen. Todd Patalano told the state ethics panel Tuesday that his three-decade career with the Cranston Police Department makes ...
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Newport senator’s bill to ban algorithmic and surge pricing heads to committee Tuesday

A bill from a Newport-area state senator that would ban businesses from using algorithms and real-time data to manipulate what customers pay is headed to the Rhode Island Senate Commerce Committee for ...

R.I. Senate dedicates chamber to the late Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio

Donny meant so much to this institution, and we know how much the Senate meant to him,” said Senate President Valarie Lawson.
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Rhode Island Senate passes DiPalma’s student health and safety bills

The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday passed two bills sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Louis P. DiPalma that aim to strengthen student health and safety across the state’s schools. The ...

Rhode Island Senate chamber to be dedicated in memory of late President Dominick Ruggerio

The Senate chamber at the Rhode Island State House will be dedicated to honor the late Dominick Ruggerio.The former Senate ...