PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Sen. Dominick J. Ruggerio, the longest serving member of the General Assembly, completed a three-decade journey from the back bench to the top spot in the state Senate Thursday.The vote to elect him president of the chamber was unanimous and came less than 24 hours after his predecessor M.
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