SCOOP: Ethics Complaint Targets Blue State Democrat Who Voted For Her Own Union’s Agenda
Rhode Island Senate president Valarie Lawson allegedly used her office to advance her teachers union’s political agenda. Lawson is salaried as National Education Association of Rhode Island’s ( NEARI ) president in…
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The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the lower house being the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year cycle, rather than the normal four-year term as in most states. There is no limit to the number of terms that a Senator may serve. The Rhode Island Senate meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.
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