R.I. Senate To Appeal Ruling Rejecting Funding Formula

By Joanna Richardson

Two months after a superior-court judge struck down the state's school-funding formula, the Rhode Island Senate has voted to appeal the decision.

The Senate voted 30 to 19 this month to appeal the ruling, which has put pressure on legislators to overhaul the way the state pays for public education.

Critics of the petition, which President Pro Tem of the Senate John Revens Jr. has filed in the state supreme court, said they believe it was a ploy to avoid the risk of having to raise taxes...