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.

For the past decade, health care costs have continued to rise, which can be attributed to an aging population, more expensive drugs and higher utilization.

Kenny Rogers said, you gotta know when to hold em and know when to fold em. This week, the DOL folded them.

Authored by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, the Legal Workforce Act is praised by supporters for streamlining the employment verification system and reducing fraud, but the bill is not without its critics.