Many Rhode Island cities can't escape money woes
Reuters Monday 19th December, 2011
(Reuters) - The coming year will not bring much relief from the financial woes dogging cities and counties in Rhode Island, primarily because of a snarl of public pension problems, Moody' s Investors Service said on Monday.
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