R I Senate President Ruggerio returns to Senate floor after six-week absence bostonglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bostonglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
From health care and education to guns, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio and Majority Leader Ryan Pearson unveiled their top priorities for the legislative session.
“The time for words has passed,” said Deputy Attorney General Adi Goldstein. “The bills have been heard year after year. They have been debated again and again . What has changed is the body count, and it keeps going up. The time has come to act.”