From the column: "Eliminating it might avoid some shutdown showdowns, but it won’t solve the gridlock plaguing the Senate — and majoritarian shortcuts are not the same as good governance."

Senate President Ben Albritton said his chamber has no plans right now to work on mid-decade redistricting. Albritton sent a memo late Wednesday afternoon on the eve of the House’s redistricting meeting.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill Wednesday evening that would rename its chamber after the late Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, who died in April. The bill, introduced by Senate President Val Lawson, passed unanimously.

Rhode Island lawmakers are proposing to rename the Senate chamber after the late Senate President Dominick Ruggerio. Ruggerio, who died in April, served in the Rhode Island legislature for over 40 years. The bill to rename the chamber was introduced by new ...

The proposed amendment seeks to formally designate kidnapping and hostage-taking as acts of terrorism under Nigerian law.

The Minnesota Senate is back to full strength after two vacant seats were filled on Tuesday, with Democrats once again having a one-seat majority.