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Gina Raimondo: Moved workers from state pensions to 401(k)-like plans

Perhaps the biggest thing hanging over her head in the primary is pension reform. In her first term, Raimondo finished implementing a plan to eliminate cost-of-living increases and move workers into retirement plans that resemble 401(k)s. Raimondo made the case that the state pension system would go bankrupt without the overhaul.
Source: Vox.com blog on 2018 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race Sep 12, 2018

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