Voters to get say in dropping ‘plantations’ from R.I.’s name

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Voters will get another chance to strip the words “and Providence Plantations” from Rhode Island’s formal name after lawmakers approved a joint resolution to put the question on the November ballot. Although the word “plantations” in Rhode Island’s name does not specifically refer to a place where slaves labored, it elicits […]