PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic was far and away Rhode Island’s top story of 2020, and as the year drew to a close, the state briefly led the nation in virus cases per capita. Gov. Gina Raimondo, criticized by some for not doing enough to slow the spread of COVID-19, grabbed headlines early in the pandemic for doing what others thought was a bit too much. The Democrat deployed the state National Guard to go door-to-door in coastal communities to see if recent arrivals were from hard-hit New York and make sure they quarantined for 14 days. ADVERTISEMENT ___ SPEAKER’S OUSTER