This step could ease R.I.’s pension woes

Rhode Island’s pension problems are back in the headlines with Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s proposal to issue a pension obligation bond for approximately $700 million to help close the gap on a $1.2 billion unfunded liability. Statewide independent state municipal plans have an unfunded liability of $2.8 billion, according to the latest report from

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