The retirees point to a 2004 opinion written by then-Attorney General Ken Salazar, now secretary of the Interior in the Obama administration, that a retired public-sector worker's pension "becomes a vested contractual obligation of the pension program that is not subject to unilateral change of any type" by the legislature.

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David Cordish, chairman of Cordish, acknowledges that fashion-type retailers have been hit harder than entertainment retail but maintains the project has met its contractual obligations, is a success and that more retail is still on tap, including a grocery store set to officially open in January.

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