Rhode Island to change state name

[The Mikado]

I guess I'm one of the few people who actually knew this. 

I knew that it was originally "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," but had just assumed that the name had already been changed sometime over the last two centuries.

Anyway, like most of you, I'm neutral/think changing it is ridiculous, considering that it is the state with the largest per-capita budget deficit and they really should be worrying about other things.