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The Fiscal Firebomb Looming for Small Cities in Illinois A state law meant to hold municipalities accountable for pension payments may actually worsen a coming fiscal crisis. Frank Shafroth   |   July 2018 The southern Illinois city of Alton, population 28,000, has sold off its water treatment plant. The roughly $54 million it will clear from the sale will help pay down unfunded pension liabilities. Over in Kankakee, home to some 26,000 Illinoians and the...

PROVIDENCE -- Four nominees to state court bench are expected to go before the full Senate on Friday after being approved by the state Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The committee on Tuesday night roundly approved, following glowing testimony, Gov. Gina Raimondo’s nomination of  Linda Rekas Sloan and Superior Court Magistrate Richard Raspallo  as Superior Court judges; Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth Ortiz to the Family Court bench; and Kevin Reall to Workers’ Compensati...

In pandemic hot spot, Central Falls Mayor James A. Diossa sees signs of hope After eight years as a ‘transformational’ mayor, Diossa is eyeing a run for lieutenant governor By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated December 14, 2020, 2:43 p.m. Email to a Friend Central Falls Mayor James A. Diossa, who is concluding his final term after eight years in office.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Eight years ago, Central Falls was facing dark days. The impoverished 1.29-...