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THE PENSION reform lawsuit will go to trial April 20, the R.I. Supreme Court ordered Thursday. The order follows a hearing last week before Supreme Court Justice Francis X. Flaherty, who referred the request to the full Supreme Court. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Pension reform lawsuit to go to trial in April

Government 03/05/2015

(Updated 3:45 p.m. and 10:15 a.m.) PROVIDENCE – The pension reform lawsuit will go to trial April 20, the state Supreme Court ordered Thursday,...

PAWTUCKET MAYOR Donald R. Grebien said he was told by the new owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox that they plan to move the team out of the city. The new owners are considering moving the Triple-A baseball team to Providence. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX

Pawtucket mayor said he was told Pawsox leaving city

Government 02/23/2015

(Updated 1:20, 1:42, 3:45 and 5:19 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – One of the new owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox said the plan is...

THE STATE pension fund increased by $817 million in fiscal 2014 to $8.5 billion, Auditor General Dennis E. Hoyle reported this week. / COURTESY OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

Retirement system increases net position to $8.5B in FY14

Government 01/14/2015

PROVIDENCE - The state pension fund increased by $817 million in fiscal 2014 to $8.5 billion, Auditor General Dennis E. Hoyle reported this week....

Jury trial is correct for pension lawsuit

Business Services 12/07/2014

Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter made the correct choice when she ruled last week that a jury should decide on the legality of a...

GOV. LINCOLN D. CHAFEE said he is pleased that a Superior Court judge granted the state's request for a jury trial in the pension cases. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Chafee pleased with judge’s decision to grant jury trial in pension...

Government 12/02/2014

(Updated, 11:40 a.m. Wednesday) NEWPORT – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee said he is pleased with Judge Sarah Taft-Carter’s decision to grant the state’s request for...

THE BOSTON GLOBE is reporting that the Pawtucket Red Sox will be purchased by part of the Boston Red Sox ownership group. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX

PawSox to be purchased by part of Boston Red Sox ownership

Economic Activity 11/28/2014

Updated 1:45 p.m. BOSTON – Part of the Red Sox ownership group will purchase the Pawtucket Red Sox, according to a Boston Globe report. The...

RHODE ISLAND had its credit outlook upgraded by Moody's Investor Service from negative to stable thanks to "the state's success in shoring up its finances," said the debt rating firm. / COURTESY WIKIPEDIA/CHENSIYUAN

Moody’s upgrades R.I. debt

38 Studios 10/06/2014

PROVIDENCE – Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Rhode Island’s credit outlook from negative to stable while maintaining an Aa2 bond rating, the agency announced Monday. The...

GINA M. RAIMONDO'S victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary for governor of Rhode Island is seen on the national scene as a defeat for the public employee unions that opposed her candidacy. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

National perspective: Raimondo win a defeat for R.I. unions

Government 09/10/2014

WASHINGTON - R.I. General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo, who helped push through changes to the struggling employee retirement system, won the Democratic nomination to...

MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE said the failure of a proposed settlement of Rhode Island's pension lawsuit is a "credit negative" for the state. R.I. General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo is one of the primary defendants in the case, along with Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 15. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Moody’s calls pension settlement failure ‘credit negative’ for R.I.

Economic Activity 04/21/2014

(Updated, 4:18 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Moody’s Investors Service issued a warning on April 17 regarding Rhode Island’s failure to reach a settlement with public employee...

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE SARAH TAFT-CARTER has denied the state's motion to dismiss state and municipal workers' lawsuit over pension reform, clearing the way for the case to go to trial in September. / COURTESY R.I. JUDICIARY/CRAIG N. BERKE

Judge rules state worker union pension lawsuit can go to trial

Government 04/16/2014

(Updated, 8:58 a.m.) PROVIDENCE – Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter on Wednesday denied a motion by the state of Rhode Island to dismiss the pension...

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