PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — With billions of dollars and the retirement security of public workers at stake, the legal dispute over Rhode Island’s sweeping overhaul of its public pension system heated up Friday as the state asked a judge to dismiss the challenges filed by public-sector unions and retirees.

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