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MATTER OF OPINION: Former R.I. Supreme Court Justice R­obert G. Flanders Jr. speculates that the recent high court decision on a pension dispute between the city of Providence and a group of municipal retirees might make bankruptcy more palatable for municipalities. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Court ruling on Providence pensions will have ripple effects

Rhode Island is no stranger to pension problems. Even after a major state-level overhaul of the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island led by then-R.I....
FORMER R.I. SUPREME COURT Justice Robert G. Flanders Jr. has joined the board of directors of the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR FREEDOM & PROSPERITY

Flanders to join R.I. Center for Freedom & Prosperity board, adding...

PROVIDENCE – Former R.I. Supreme Court Justice Robert G. Flanders Jr. has joined the board of directors of the conservative advocacy organization Rhode Island...
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Former Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah A. Gist was greeted as a change agent before she left the position after six years on the job, many of them under fire from entrenched interests in the state’s education ­community.
 / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

The more things change, the more they remain the same

“I have been greatly impressed by energy and passion for reforming and improving education,” said the state Board of Regents chairman. “She is a...
FORMER R.I. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Robert G. Flanders Jr., left, and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse are fighting for the right to represent the Ocean State in the Senate, where Whitehouse has been sitting since 2006. / PBN FILE PHOTOS/MICHAEL SALERNO

PBN on WJAR-TV, Sept. 26, 2018

Race for U.S. Senate: Former SupCo judge takes on two-term incumbent Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break...

Is liberal-leaning Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse making a difference in a deeply...

A consistently liberal voice on both fiscal and social issues since joining the Senate in 2007, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has made a name...

Can a onetime garbageman who served on the state’s highest court...

A onetime garbageman who became an attorney and member of Rhode Island’s highest court, Robert G. Flanders Jr. has called himself the “embodiment of...

Robert G. Flanders Jr.

Robert G. Flanders Jr. has joined Whelan, Corrente, Kinder and Siket LLP, where he will lead the firm's business litigation practice. Flanders served on...

New concussion event for Rhode Island’s Brain Week

PROVIDENCE – “Heads Up! A Panel on Concussion,” will be held today as part of Rhode Island ‘s first Brain Week, which offers an...
GOV. LINCOLN Chafee said that a state-appointed lawyer, Robert Flanders, and the receiver for the Central Coventry Fire District, Steven Hartford, filed a petition in Federal Bankruptcy Court to start Chapter 9 restructuring proceedings for the Central Coventry Fire District. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Central Coventry Fire District files for bankruptcy

COVENTRY – The beleaguered Central Coventry Fire District filed for bankruptcy Tuesday after firefighters and the Chafee administration failed to reach an agreement despite...

Providence ends relationship with Flanders firm

PROVIDENCE – The city has severed its relationship with Central Falls Receiver Robert G. Flanders Jr. following comments he made about the state capital’s...
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