US EditionRhode Island May Ditch Mr. Potato Head License Plates After Hasbro's Move to Boston
Proposal aims to stop offering the $40 Mr. Potato Head specialty plate that raised nearly $60,000 for Rhode Island Community Food Bank over two decades.
- Rhode Island lawmakers are considering removing Mr. Potato Head license plates after Hasbro moves its headquarters to Boston, citing economic harm and loss of tax revenue.
- The specialty plates, costing $40 with proceeds supporting the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, were first issued in 2002 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the toy.
- While some see discontinuing the plates as trivial, others argue it provides a steady stream of donations to food assistance programs that would be impacted.
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RI Lawmakers Want to Scrap Mr. Potato Head License Plates
It's been no small potatoes that Rhode Islanders have been able to choose the image of Mr. Potato Head as a specialty license plate for decades. Yet with Hasbro's decision to move its headquarters from the smallest state in the US to Boston, two lawmakers say it's time to hash...
No more Mr. Potato Head license plates: Rhode Island mulls revenge after getting ditched by Hasbro
It’s been no small potatoes that Rhode Islanders have been able to choose the image of Mr. Potato Head as a specialty license plate for decades. Yet with Hasbro’s decision to move its headquarters from the smallest state in the U.S. to Boston, two lawmakers say it’s time to hash out whether Rhode Island should continue promoting one of the company’s most iconic characters. Under the proposal introduced earlier this month, Rhode Island’s Division…
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