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NEW: Taft-Carter rules Providence Pension Changes “Fair”

Monday, March 11, 2013

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Superior Court judge Sarah Taft-Carter cleared the way for city's landmark deal to proceed as planned with her ruling today.

Providence’s landmark pension reform changes have survived a key hurdle as Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter has just issues a ruling that the deal agreed to by the city’s current firefighters, police offices and retirees is a fair, adequate and reasonable settlement.

While individual retirees may choose whether or not to opt out by April 1, Taft-Carter said the deal reached, which is one of Providence Mayor Angel Taveras’ biggest methods to reduce the city’s large structural deficit he inherited upon taking office, can stand as written.

NEW: Taft-Carter rules Providence Pension Changes “Fair”

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