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Honoring the Sanctity of Life Today marks the anniversary of the two most tragic Supreme Court decisions in American history, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. (Pro-lifers around the nation observe Sanctity of Life Sunday this weekend.) Those decisions sparked a contentious debate between those who would deny legal protection for babies in the womb and those who rightly acknowledge that those babies constitute “life” as understood throughout history and affirmed in our Declaration of...

Senate elects leadership; new committee chairs appointed; eight new members Sen. Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) was once again elected President of the Senate. Also on the leadership team are Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick), Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin (D-Dist. 1, Providence) and Deputy Majority Whip Ana B. Quezada (D-Dist. 2, Providence). Sen. Hanna M. Gallo (D-Dist. 27, Cranston, West Warwick) was elected President Pro Tempore, a...

12/29/2020 COVID-19 impacted everything in Pawtucket in 2020 Nia Dacruz proudly showed off her diploma jacket after officially graduating from Tolman High School in June. She said she was happy to be able to walk across a stage for her graduation. Like at so many other schools, the students at Tolman were deprived of a normal high school graduation ceremony. The school recorded the graduates walking across the stage at McCoy Stadium as well as speeches to compile a full graduation video that ai...

UpdatedWed, Dec 16, 2020 at 10:33 am ET Replies(3) Sen. Dawn Euer (D-Dist .13, Newport, Jamestown), left, and Sen. Sandra Cano (Dist. 8, Pawtucket) sorting donations in a Senate hearing room packed with coats and winter gear donated by the public. (Photo courtesy of Rhode Island General Assembly ) PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island lawmakers collected more than 2,600 hats, blankets, coats and other winter outwear during this years coat drive. The supplies will be distributed to the homeless throug...

Political Scene: After eight years in City Hall, Diossa looks back and to the future The New Year promises a welcome respite for term-limited Central Falls Mayor James Diossa after a grueling 2020 leading the Rhode Island city hit harder than any other by COVID-19. Hes looking forward, once out of office, to the extra time with his 1-year-old daughter, state Sen. Sandra Cano and to reassess his future. But the break is not likely to last long.  Diossa, a 36-year-old Democrat, is one of a s...