Lawmakers Approve First Responder Retirement Changes; Ayotte Voices Opposition
CZECH REPUBLIC, JUN 18 – The Court ruled the pension reform lawful despite opposition claims, citing the need to reduce pension system debt and control spending growth, with all 71 ANO deputies opposing it.
- A House and Senate Committee of Conference approved changes to the state budget restoring retirement benefits for 1,500 first responders, totaling $120 million.
- Governor Kelly Ayotte opposed the final retirement benefits changes, stating they shortchange first responders despite a more generous proposal of $330 million she's been pushing.
- Senate Majority Leader Regina Birdsell defended the compromise as necessary to protect the New Hampshire Retirement System while serving 1.3 million residents.
- The Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire expressed disappointment, noting the committee's reversal of previous bipartisan support for retirement reform.
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The Laconia Daily Sun
The Center SquareAyotte pushes back on changes to first responder retirement plans
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte criticized lawmakers for making last-minute changes to a plan to restore pension benefits for 1,500 first-responders who had them cut several years ago.
Senate Defends, Ayotte Decries Compromise Deal on Group II Retirement
Deal or no deal? New Hampshire House and Senate budget writers adopted a compromise amendment Wednesday to increase pensions for the 1,550 “Group II” active first responders who were hired before the legislature made cost-cutting reforms to the New Hampshire Retirement System in 2011. The $120 million package would boost their eventual benefits, but put a cap on the practice of “spiking” pensions in the last few years on the job. Gov. Kelly Ayot…
New retirement plan emerges, Ayotte vows to oppose it
Legislative budget writers tried to clear a significant roadblock to a compromise state budget by supporting the restoration of state pension cuts made to 1,500 first responders who had their benefits cut in 2011, but Gov Kelly Ayotte came out…
The Constitutional Court (ÚS) announced on Tuesday that it had rejected a proposal by ANO deputies who wanted to abolish stricter conditions for early retirement. This was announced by Chairman Josef Baxa, with the rapporteur judge Jan Wintr. News of the announcement of the decision is live.
Constitutional Court Rejects ANO Motion To Repeal Pension Reform
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected a proposal from opposition ANO MPs to repeal the government’s amendment to the pension law that set stricter conditions for early retirement and slowed down pension indexation, it announced today. The government parties pushed their pension reform through parliament in order to reduce the debt of the pension system and the increase in pension spending. ANO argued that the reforms violated the principle…
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