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Providence will halt cost-of-living increases for retirees among steps to overhaul a $422.8 million pension system and avoid becoming the state’s second municipal bankruptcy. May 1

The ‘60 percent critical status’ test for Rhode Island cities and towns that is a part of Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s pension reform legislation may be irrelevant, according to the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity. Mar 20

PROVIDENCE – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo announced a schedule of regional meetings aimed at educating public employees about how the Rhode Island Retirement Security Act of 2011 will affect their retirement eligibility and pension benefits. Mar 3