How the ‘Rule of 90’ became a campaign calculation for RI’s embattled incumbent governor

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 1,509

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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To many Rhode Islanders, the “Rule of 90” sounds like an obscure lesson from high school geometry.

Not to Scott Conley. The 53-year-old special education teacher at Davies Career and Technical High School has had more than a decade of schooling on the rule proposed as an alternative to the 2011 pension reforms led by then-General Treasurer Gina Raimondo.

The Rule of 90 would offer retirement with full benefits to participants who …

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