Not exact matches
Governor Cuomo implemented a number of cost - saving
programs early in his tenure, including the Global Medicaid Cap, a new
pension tier, and a negotiated increase in employee health insurance contributions.
The
program is different and less expensive than an
early retirement
program that would credit employees» extra years to their service and increase their
pensions.
In other words, while an
early retirement
program reduces teacher salary costs, it still can cost the state money through higher
pension payments.
When the California School Boards Association surveyed its members
earlier this year, the group found that rising
pension costs have already led about half of them to cut
programs to help balance their budgets.
In his
early years, Levant undertook an internship with the Charles G. Koch Foundation's Summer Fellowship
program in 1994, and then proceeded to work for the Fraser Institute in 1995 where he wrote Youthquake, which argued for smaller government and privatization of the Canada
Pension Plan.
The executive director of the retirement system, Donna Stockton -
Early, acknowledged that the
program's annual liabilities to the
pension fund far exceed the budgeted amount.
These sorts of sites already exist to some degree in community health centres, which often offer for low - income clients not only health services but also
early childhood education services, immigration advice, housing services, and guidance around income support
programs like social assistance or public
pensions.