According to ABC 6 in Providence, Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio has asked Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian to resign immediately because of “unacceptable” mistakes in management. Ruggerio stated that numerous “unacceptable management gaffes” have been made. In his statement, he addressed driver shortages and a no-bid lobbying contract while also bringing forth the issue that RIPTA canceled some of their routes, leaving students to look for an alternative ride to school. Shortly after this announcement, a RIPTA statement on behalf of Avedisian was released. The statement began by noting that challenges at RIPTA “stretch back many years.”