The governor and legislative leaders have spoken against pension cuts and other cost - cutting measures in the proposal. (breakingviews.com)
They include 25 percent public wage cuts and 15 percent pension cuts. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Had these losses not occurred, local governments would not be experiencing short - term increases in employer costs, and misguided calls for drastic pension cuts would not be occurring. (readme.readmedia.com)