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TGIF: 14 Things to Know About RI Politics + Media

Ian Donnis — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:15:19 +0000

The start of June has done nothing, naturally, to stop the breakneck flow of news in the Land of The Gift That Keeps on Giving. So welcome back to my weekly column. You can reach me at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) com, and (please) follow me on Twitter. Let's head in.

Tensions Flare Anew Between Raimondo's Office and Siedle

Ian Donnis — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:32:46 +0000

State Treasurer Gina Raimondo's office and one of her most prominent critics, Ted Siedle, are trading shots anew after the state's largest public-employee union hired Siedle to review the work of the state Investment Commission.

In a statement, Raimondo spokeswoman Joy Fox says:

State's Largest Public-Employee Union Hires Critic of Raimondo

Ian Donnis — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:30:10 +0000

AFSCME's Council 94, the largest union of state public employees, has hired pension expert Edward "Ted" Siedle, whose Forbes.com piece in April sparked debate about state Treasurer Gina Raimondo's heightened allocation of hedge funds in the $7 billion state pension fund.

Mediation to continue in unions' challenge to state pension overhaul

Ian Donnis — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:02:01 +0000

The mediation aimed at settling a legal challenge by a series of unions to the state pension overhaul of 2011 is set to continue through the month of February.

Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter met Friday morning with the two sides in the case, according to court spokesman Craig Berke. "They are going to continue to mediate," Berke said, adding that Taft-Carter is scheduled to get another update on February 28.