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PLAY AREA: State Rep. David J. Place, R-Burrillville, would like to create a “regulatory sandbox” for biotech firms in the state where a waiver of certain regulations could be approved for activities such as testing, but the proposal has faced pushback from some state agencies. Place stands outside the CCI building in Providence, where some life science firms are located.  PBN PHOTO/MATTHEW MCNULTY

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