Pennsylvania Lawmakers Try Anew To Overhaul Public Pensions

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Legislature launched a new push Tuesday night to overhaul benefits in Pennsylvania’s two large public pension systems as the state grapples with tens of billions of dollars in pension debt.
A conference committee of six lawmakers approved the bill in a late-night, party-line vote, sending it to up-or-down votes in the Republican-controlled House and Senate, expected Wednesday.
The bill, which would deliver no short-term