Rhode Island is home to the only parrot sanctuary in New England.  It's called ‘Foster Parrots'.  It's located in an old poultry farm in Hopkinton and, as WRNI's Flo Jonic found out, it's one noisy place. 

Sen. Teresa Paiva Weed of Newport is president of the Rhode Island Senate and the first woman to hold a top leadership position in the Rhode Island General Assembly. WRNI political analyst Scott MacKay caught up with Senator Paiva Weed between meetings at the State House.