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Monkey See, Monkey Do:  Rhode Island Closes Schools for the Year

Matthew McDonald

One day after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker closed all public and private schools for the rest of the school year, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo did the same.

"I've decided we need to continue distance learning, K through 12, for the remainder of the school year," Raimndo said during a press conference Thursday, April 23, according to WJAR-TV Channel 10 in Providence. "It's a hard decision. It's the decision that's been made, so now we have to make the best of it."

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Middleborough Gun Shop Owner Defies Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s Order To Close, Cites Second Amendment

Matthew McDonald

A Middleborough gun shop owner is defying Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's ban on gun shops during the coronavirus emergency, instead offering curbside service to customers similar to the way restaurants are offering takeout food to customers.

"This thing with the governor, all the rest of the country, most gun shops are open. This governor, his plan is to shut down the gun shops, not because the spread of the pandemic, it's all about taking away our rights. It's all about preventing the sales of guns," said John Costa, owner of The Gunrunner, of Midddleborough, according to MassLive.com.

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