Daily Briefing: Why 'Providence Plantations' still remains on some state properties

ALSO: If you think the General Assembly can get crazy at times, it's nothing compared to 100 years ago. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Wed Jun 19 2024 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at [The Providence Journal]( and this is the Daily Briefing. A lot was going on four years ago so you may have forgotten that was the year Rhode Islanders voted to remove the phrase "Providence Plantations" from state property. You also may not know that while the phrase has been covered up with decals or plaques it still appears in some places to this day. But that's about to change. [The Journal's Patrick Anderson reports that by early next year, Gov. Dan McKee's administration hopes to make it disappear from five State House locations.]( [04 Plantations 02272022] The state's former name embedded in the State House rotunda floor. Kris Craig/The Providence Journal Patrick has the details on what's changing, where the phrase will continue to exist and the cost to make this happen. • If you think the General Assembly can get crazy at times, it's nothing compared to 100 years ago. [In a wild story I haven't heard before, The Journal's Paul Parker looks back at the end of the 1924 session when the State House was roiled by a bomb, fights and even a riot.]( • Do you have a family of picky eaters? One kids what chicken fingers, another pizza. You're sick of both and want raw oysters. A new place in Narragansett has you covered. [Journal food and dining editor Gail Ciampa takes a trip to check out Boon Street Market, which offers multiple restaurants under one roof and a lot more.]( If a trip to Narragansett isn't in the works, East Providence eateries are offering up deals this week as the city celebrates its first Restaurant Week. [Gail has a look at 11 options that will have you covered all day long.]( • Under federal law, Rhode Island hospitals are already required by law to provide pricing details for elective procedures, but what if the federal requirement changed or went away? 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