Rhode Islanders voted on Tuesday to remove “Providence Plantations” from the state’s full name.
A ballot measure to simplify the name to just “Rhode Island” passed with more than 52% of the vote, according to the Associated Press. Voters in the state capital of Providence voted overwhelmingly to support the change.
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