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For over a month, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio has been absent from the chamber floor — and now we know why. Ruggerio, 75, issued a statement Wednesday afternoon announcing he contracted a virus, and has “had subsequent health complications stemming from this affliction.” The statement did not specify what kind of virus he has. “Unfortunately, […] The post Where has Senate President Ruggerio been for the last month? Out sick with a virus. appeared first on Rhode Island Current.

During a virtual annual meeting that lasted approximately 10 minutes, Bally’s Corporation shareholders Thursday rejected a proposal that could have led Rhode Island’s sole casino operator to eventually ban indoor smoking. The full results won’t be known until Bally’s submits a regulatory filing in the next few days. If at least 5% of shareholders supported […] The post Bally’s shareholders reject proposal to study potential savings of adopting nonsmoking policy appeared first on Rhode Island Cur

This year marks the passage out of young adulthood for Rhode Island KIDS COUNT as the data-focused advocacy nonprofit celebrates its 30th birthday with the release of the 2024 Factbook — an annual look at the quality of life for babies, kids and teens in the Ocean State. The first edition of the Factbook, published […] The post Child homelessness up, chronic absenteeism down, latest KIDS COUNT Factbook finds appeared first on Rhode Island Current.

I have been writing commentary for the Rhode Island Current for over a year now, and it seems like a brief moment, and forever, all at once. With some hesitation, I decided to reread my columns from the past year. I was curious to see how they held up; if I had changed any of […] The post A commentary writer looks back to assess how far she has come appeared first on Rhode Island Current.

Gov. Dan McKee’s office on Monday announced the tab to demolish and replace the western Washington Bridge will be over $400 million — and that’s not even including $46 million in emergency expenses related to the bridge’s closure. When McKee first announced the reconstruction project in March, his administration estimated the tab would be between […] The post New estimates put Washington Bridge replacement project at over $400 million appeared first on Rhode Island Current.