PROVIDENCE—Rhode Island State Senator David P. Tikoian (D – Dist. 22, Smithfield, North Providence, Lincoln) was appointed as ...

Senator David Tikoian will fill the No. 3 Senate leadership spot, replacing Senator Valarie Lawson, who became majority leader after a rift between Ruggerio and Senator Ryan Pearson PROVIDENCE ...

David Tikoian of Smithfield, a retired major in the Rhode Island State Police. Ruggerio picked Tikoian to be the new Senate "majority whip," which in effect makes him the chief nose-counter before ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Senate President Dominick Ruggerio is installing a close ally in the chamber’s No. 3 job as he prepares to start the new General Assembly session amid continued ...

Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, left, shares a laugh with Sen. David Tikoian during his return to the Senate floor June 6, 2024. (Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) State Sen. David P. Tikoian ...

Leaders hope that by declaring a state of emergency, it will clear the red tape keeping the Pallet shelters from being used ...

Ruggerio announced Thursday that state Sen. David Tikoian, D-Smithfield, will be the new Senate majority whip. He succeeds state Sen. Val Lawson, who was promoted to majority leader last fall ...

In a public statement sent Monday afternoon, Ruggerio, Majority Leader Valarie Lawson and Majority Whip David Tikoian led the latest call for McKee, a fellow Democrat, to declare a "state of ...