David Cicilline: “The need for these funds to upgrade wastewater systems cannot be overstated.”

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

We have to recognize that would include occupying part of Russia, toppling their government, and replacing them with a different government.

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.

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 —…