The Rhode Island Senate made history in January when it elected 44-year-old M. Teresa Paiva Weed its first woman majority leader.

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The Rhode Island Senate made history in January when it elected 44-year-old M. Teresa Paiva Weed its first woman majority leader. "She is the very personification of the quality and professionalism that the Senate is known for and will continue to project," said Senate President Joseph Montalbano. Montalbano, who was majority leader, was unanimously elected Senate president by...

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