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Rhode Island voters cast ballots in fairly strong numbers for this month's election, official figures show, though the state did not set a turnout record the way some states did.

The demand for mail ballots in the recent election shows the need to allow for early voting, Rhode Island’s secretary of state said Wednesday.

proposal by state Representative Chris Blazjewski meant to curb Statehouse-related discrimination and sexual harassment is the first serious effort of its kind, but it needs more work to be effective, according to a legislative watchdog.

For the late Gov. Bruce Sundlun, the credit crisis of the early 1990s was a calamity as bad as the worst hurricanes and blizzards to hit Rhode Island — and it was manmade.

A top Rhode Island House Democrat on Monday proposed creating a formal procedure for handling sexual harassment claims in the General Assembly, the first official action proposed since Target 12 revealed an allegation against former House Judiciary Committee Chairman Cale Keable.

It's a week until Election Day 2018. William Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth for Massachusetts, sent out a reminder that Tuesday, Oct. 30, marks four days left to vote early; early voting closes on Friday, Nov. 2.