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 ...
Senator David Tikoian will fill the No. 3 Senate leadership spot, replacing Senator Valarie Lawson, who became majority leader after a rift between Ruggerio and Senator Ryan Pearson PROVIDENCE ...
Ruggerio announced Thursday that state Sen. David Tikoian, D-Smithfield, will be the new Senate majority whip. He succeeds state Sen. Val Lawson, who was promoted to majority leader last fall ...
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 ...
Leaders hope that by declaring a state of emergency, it will clear the red tape keeping the Pallet shelters from being used ...
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 ...
The 76-year-old senate president has been battling cancer and other health problems, and on opening day it seemed clear it ...
In a public statement sent Monday afternoon, Ruggerio, Majority Leader Valarie Lawson and Majority Whip David Tikoian led the latest call for McKee, a fellow Democrat, to declare a "state of ...