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 amid ongoing questions about his health.

Shekarchi's niece, Samantha Shekarchi – a recent graduate of Suffolk University Law School – will stand by his side as R.I. Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg, swears him into his third term as Speaker.

The Washington Bridge is a perfect emblem for Rhode Island’s overarching narrative in 2024, a year that ends with the state’s human benefits enrollment system — known as RIBridges — taken offline. After all,

All three of these proposals top the wish lists of one or more of Rhode Island's general officers heading into the 2025 legislative session. All reflect revived efforts to push previously introduced bills to the finish line. And, unlike the wish lists of past years, none come with big, eye-popping price tags.