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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Sunday, April 4, 2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is considering a state coral to join the official state bird, state fish and state insect.
The General Assembly is expected to vote this week on giving the special designation to the northern star coral, which is found in Narragansett Bay and other waters around Rhode Island.
The northern star coral is different from better-known corals that grow in the Florida Keys or Hawaii. Unlike those colorful reef-building corals, colonies of northern star coral look a bit drab and more like plain rocks, The Providence Journal reported. It also quite hardy, thriving in both warm and cold waters.
Rhode Island to consider naming an official state coral
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PROVIDENCE Rhode Island has an official state bird, an official state fish, even an official state insect.
Now, the General Assembly is considering naming an official state coral. That’s right, the northern star coral may soon stand alongside the Rhode Island Red chicken, the striped bass and the American burying beetle in the ranks of Ocean State emblems.
Legislation that would give the coral its special designation will come up for approval on the Senate floor on Tuesday. The House version is still in committee.
Sen. James Seveney, when asked why he introduced the bill, essentially said, “Why not?”