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Latest Rhode Island News

RI hospitals announce new surgical protocol (AP)
AP - Rhode Island doctors and hospital officials said Tuesday that following the same procedures before surgeries � no matter which hospital they are working in � will improve communication and reduce the potential for medical errors.

RI man who claimed raisins made him sick can sue (AP)
AP - A man who says he was sickened by a box of raisins donated to a food program by Rhode Island's prison system can proceed with a lawsuit against the agency. The state Supreme Court said Tuesday that a lower court judge erred by dismissing a 2006 lawsuit from Thomas Adams.

Amazon.com ends commission program in RI (AP)
AP - Amazon.com has cut ties with Rhode Island Web sites that make referrals to the online retailer because a law designed to collect sales taxes on these transactions will soon come into force, the Providence Journal reported Tuesday.

Rhode Island Weighs Using Shorter Official Name
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations — the state’s official name — has slavery connotations, prompting a push for a referendum.

Amazon shuts Web associates as sales taxes looms (Reuters)
Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com is pulling the plug on its Internet associates program in Rhode Island in retaliation for potentially having to pay a new sales tax to the state, its second such move in a week.

RI closer to changing state name over slavery (AP)

AP - The country's smallest state has the longest official name: "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

RI club owner in fatal fire case out of prison (AP)

AP - A former co-owner of a Rhode Island nightclub where a fire killed 100 people was released from prison Thursday after earning time off for good behavior.

U.S. Open top 10 moments
The U.S. Open golf championship had a humble beginning when 11 players in 1895 completed on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island.

Verizon Brings New York Customers Hundreds of PC Games for a
Verizon is giving its broadband customers in the Northeast a reason to play games with their broadband service this summer -- at home or on the road. New and existing Verizon broadband customers in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island can sign up now

Nation's mayors meet in RI amid economic recession (AP)
AP - The nation's mayors are in Rhode Island's capital for their annual conference, with the economic recession dominating conversations.

Country Information

Introduction
Rhode Island became the United States thirteenth state on May 29, 1790. The capital is Providence, Rhode Island's largest city. The state was named after the Dutch words for "Red Clay". Rhode Island made its political mark by refusing to ratify the United States Constitution without a Bill of Rights and by not ratifying the 18th amendment to the Constitution for prohibition. Connecticut is the only other state never to ratify the 18th amendment. The Ocean State is the smallest state in the Union measuring 1,045 square miles total.

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