Mediation ends, pension lawsuits heading to trial in fall
PROVIDENCE – Court-ordered settlement talks between the state and Rhode Island public employees and retirees over cuts in pension benefits have broken down, sending...
Judge orders renewed mediation on pension suit as police reject settlement
(Updated, 5:34 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter ordered state and public employee union representatives back into mediation on Monday after 61 percent...
Retirees objecting to pension settlement file separate lawsuit
(Updated, 5:30 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Fifty retired state employees and public school teachers have filed a lawsuit against the state of Rhode Island, objecting to...
Fitch: Pension settlement agreement positive for R.I.
NEW YORK – Fitch Ratings affirmed its “AA” rating and stable outlook on Rhode Island in light of last week’s announcement that a settlement...
State, unions reach settlement, liability grows by $232M
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo have reached an agreement with representatives of government workers and retirees to...
State Retirement Board votes to approve pension settlement
(Updated, Feb. 14, 2:34 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – The State Retirement Board on Friday voted to approve a proposed settlement of the state pension reform lawsuits,...
Legislators say of pension dispute Assembly must ‘wait and see’
(Updated, 6:33 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Responding to the abrupt cancellation of a Wednesday press conference expected to announce details of a settlement in the state’s...
Press conference on pension settlement canceled, trial date set
(Updated 2:10 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter has set a trial date for the state pension reform lawsuits following the cancellation of...
States’ revenue not keeping up with costs, report says
WASHINGTON – U.S. state revenue isn’t rising fast enough to keep up with the cost of funding pensions, health care and public works projects,...
Report highlights R.I. pension reform
WASHINGTON – A report released Tuesday by the American Legislative Exchange Council highlighted Rhode Island and three other states as models of effective pension...
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