David Cicilline: “And so I would similarly ask you in the spirit of cooperation do you commit to not engage in those tactics in response…”

You can’t have a statewide school funding system that is fair to everyone — that’s equitable, that covers all costs of education, so that every student, no matter where they live, is treated the same, and every taxpayer treated the same —…

Since the Goldman Act was enacted there has been a decline in the number of American children abducted overseas and that is a good news story.

The difference is you’ll be increasing education funding and distributing it through a formula that’s fair and equitable, and ensure that every student in Rhode Island has access to what they need to be successful.

The future economic prosperity of our state is directly dependent on our ability to get this right.