PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Some Rhode Island lawmakers predicted Wednesday that plans to overhaul the public retirement system will set off long, expensive legal battles with public worker unions.
The concerns were raised after a meeting with Treasurer Gina Raimondo to discuss the state's mounting pension problems. Raimondo said she is a few weeks away from submitting an overhaul plan to the General Assembly.
Lawmakers plan to convene a special legislative session on pensions next month. Several said Wednesday that they're growing concerned that whatever they pass, it will be the courts that decide changes to the pension system.
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