David Cicilline: “Another false narrative we often hear is that these safety net programs have done nothing to keep people out of poverty.”

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.

What we’ve said to the General Assembly is you’re going to have to have a transition plan that takes that into account.

Secretly, I was always hoping I would be surprised it would move really quickly, but as a practical matter, I knew that was not the case.