David Cicilline: “Our entire committee is in your debt for those updates, Mr. Chairman.”

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.

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.

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

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.