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Rhode Island’s All-Nine-Months Abortion Bill A Close Call in State Senate Judiciary Committee

Matthew McDonald

The Rhode Island Senate's Judiciary Committee appears to be divided 5-4 in favor of a bill that would effectively make abortion legal throughout pregnancy, although anti-abortion leaders in the Senate could join the committee vote and tilt it the other way, according to The Providence Journal.

The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the bill Thursday, March 7.

Around New England

Flower Shop Founded in 1871 Closes

Matthew McDonald

A flower shop in Exeter, New Hampshire founded nearly 150 years ago has closed.

Dot's Flower Shop was an institution in southeastern New Hampshire, but grocery stores that sell flowers and Internet floral retailers have eaten into the business of local flower shops, according to The Union Leader.

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