For R.I.’s economic health, it’s time for pension reform, part II

Despite the landmark state-worker pension reform legislation of 2011, which Gov. Gina M. Raimondo spearheaded while general treasurer, the system is facing yet another moment of reckoning. The 2011 reform made a number of significant changes to the pension system, including suspending cost-of-living increases and adding a defined-contribution plan. At about the same time the