Pritzker ‘kicks can’ on pensions, long-term fix needed, lawmaker says

Pritzker ‘kicks can’ on pensions, long-term fix needed, lawmaker says – Center Square

State Rep. Steven Reick said the state’s underfunded pensions are so massive, he doesn’t expect it to be solved within his lifetime. One fix to increase benefits Reick said came with an “astronomical” taxpayer cost.

Pritzker ‘kicks can’ on pensions, long-term fix needed, lawmaker says

(The Center Square) – Illinois’ budget has $75 million set aside in what Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls a “fix” for Tier 2 public employee pensions. A Republican state legislator says it’s “kicking the can down the road.”

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