(Providence, RI)--The Rhode Island Senate confirmed the appointment of the new state police superintendent on Thursday.James Manni will be sworn in today after the unanimous Senate vote.In other state Senate news, the Judiciary Committee unanimously voted yesterday to support the re-appointment of Department of Children, Youth and Families director Trista Piccola, according to a report from The Providence Journal.Piccola recently faced a no-confidence vote from DCYF social workers in connection to the high-profile death of a child.