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Newsmakers 5/14: Frank Caprio

This week on Newsmakers: Former General Treasurer Frank Caprio.

Firefighters protest Raimondo at forum

Union groups led by the Rhode Island State Association of Fire Fighters picketed outside a downtown hotel on Monday morning where Gov. Lincoln Chafee and

Providence sues consultant for $10M pension 'miscalculation'

The City of Providence has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against its longtime actuary Buck Consultants, charging them with “miscalculating” the estimated

Target 12: Scituate, police union at odds over closing $8M pension shortfall

The president of Scituate's police union says his officers aren't happy with the town's plan to close an $8 million pension shortfall uncovered by Target 12.

Target 12: Pension board didn't meet as shortfall soared to $8 million

A Target 12 investigation reveals officials in Scituate held held next to no meetings from 1999 to 2011 as the town's pension shortfall exploded to $8 million.

Judge orders mediation in pension suit

R.I. Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter ordered mediation talks on Tuesday to seek a resolution to the union lawsuit challenging Rhode Island's landmark

Newsmakers 12/7: Mayor Angel Taveras
Judge to hear arguments in motion to toss pension lawsuit

On Friday a R.I. Superior Court judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a motion to toss the union lawsuit aimed at dismantling the landmark pension reform

State launches pension fraud tipline

State officials have launched a telephone "hotline" for residents to report potential disability pension abuse.

Study: RI aggressive in pension reform

A study by the Pew Center into pension shortfalls nationwide found Rhode Island has been the most aggressive in overhauling its pension system.

Analysis: Bad math on city pensions

The president of the Providence firefighter's union is using a low-ball figure when discussing average city pensions.

Disgraced cops want pension money back
Commissioner: Repeat doc OK’d injuries

The head of public safety in Providence says the city’s investigation into accidental disability pensions awarded in the early 1990s has revealed there were

Some city pensions can outlive retiree

A former Providence fire chief's $197,000-a-year tax-free pension could outlive him, thanks to a little-known city ordinance.

Chafee: Gloomy report 'predictable'

Governor Lincoln Chafee called a gloomy investment report by a ratings agency "predictable," because the state has continually slashed aid to cities and

More national accolades for Raimondo

R.I. General Treasurer Gina Raimondo will receive a national award in New York City next month for her successful efforts to overhaul the state's pension

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