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Angel Taveras

Angel Taveras

Half-True

True for city averages, not so much for state

"In Connecticut and New York, students at Achievement First schools consistently outperform city and statewide averages."

Stephen Lisauskas

Stephen Lisauskas

False

Cites national average that isn't

Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.

Paul Doughty

Paul Doughty

True

Ablaze with activity

"Providence is one of the busiest fire departments for its relative size in the country."

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Mostly False

$10 million is more than "very little"

"When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves."

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