OP-ED: Blake A. Filippi and Michael W. Chippendale: Failing R.I.’s vulnerable children

​Blake A. Filippi, House Republican Leader; Michael W. Chippendale, House Republican Whip

​If government cannot care for the most vulnerable children, it has little business doing much else. That’s why we were genuinely relieved to learn of the sudden addition of 23 child welfare staff to Rhode Island’s Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) last week. It was a long overdue step to help protect children — a move we fought for with amendments to the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.

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