Two different factors – a tougher fiscal climate and the approach of the next race for governor – converg e as Gov. Dan McKee ...

Providence City Councilors Justin Roias and Miguel Sanchez opened Providence Hall up for the homeless last week. The Council ...

Governor McKee plans to put the gun proposal in the budget, and Senator DiPalma says the bill could be heard in his Finance ...

Nearly 50 state lawmakers called on Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public health emergency before the weekend began ...

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

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

David Tikoian as the next majority whip. “Senator Tikoian has earned the respect of every member of this chamber. David is a dedicated public servant of the highest integrity and a true ...

Dominick Ruggerio won re-election as president of the Rhode Island Senate Tuesday, as the General Assembly met for the first time in 2025, although almost a third of senators did not support Ruggerio ...

Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island Current January 7, 2025 Senate President Dominick Ruggerio repeatedly assured colleagues there would be no retribution against those who voted against him in a contested ...

The Rhode Island Senate remains the more fractious of Smith Hill’s two legisla- tive chambers as lawmakers kicked off a new year on Tuesday afternoon. Senate President ...

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 ...

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 ...