David Cicilline: “One of the things we can do to the world is continue to act like a democracy, and let people see real debate and respect…”

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

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

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 —…