Rhode Island General Assembly adjourns for 2014

By Erika Niedowski
Published June 23, 2014 12:55pm ET
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Rhode Island General Assembly adjourns for 2014
In this April 30, 2014 photo, Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, applauds as guests are introduced during a recess on the floor of the House Chamber at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. Mattiello is a centrist Democrat and former majority leader whose meteoric rise to the position followed the downfall of Gordon Fox. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) | Steven Senne

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s General Assembly adjourned for the year early Saturday after pushing through legislation outlining a plan to expand gambling in Newport and scores of other bills, including one suspending the use of standardized tests as a graduation requirement.

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