Sentences with phrase «pension reform bills in»

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The Latimer / Fitzpatrick bi-partisan pension reform bill is the best in a long time.

The bill allowing all veterans to buy added pension time was vetoed by Cuomo last year because, notwithstanding a clause in the governor's Tier 6 pension reform, it failed to appropriate money to cover the projected state and local government share of the «past service» catch - up cost of the measure.

And a Lifetime Savings Bill will bring in the Chancellor's lifetime ISAs, as one of the most important reforms to the pension system in decades.

That is from the conference that just passed a bill to repeal part of the pension reforms passed in 2012, and that law did not go far enough to reign in the costs of the programs.

On Tuesday, the second - term lawmaker also slammed lawmakers in both houses for failing to include pension forfeiture bills in ethics reform packages earlier this year.

A controversial pension reform bill that just passed the House is now in the Florida Senate's hands.

Among a handful of so - called «pension sweeteners» passed in the final days of the 2014 session by both houses of the Legislature was a bill that would be the first rollback of Tier 6 — a pension reform championed and touted by the Cuomo administration.

«Wall Street Harry Wilson is in favor of preserving the federal tax loophole that lets hedge fund managers pay less on their taxes than the rest of the state, wants to turn over the pension fund to the same Wall Street bankers that almost brought our economy to its knees, is against President Obama's Wall Street reform bill AND wants to enforce a $ 2,500 tax hike on households outside of New York City in his first year if he was elected.»

«Rather than reflecting any merit in the bill,» NYSSBA wrote to Governor Hugh L. Carey, «the Legislature's approval was manifestly its way of appeasing public employee unions angered by Executive and Legislative rejection of their protracted and expensive campaign» to repeal pension reforms enacted in 1976.

The lawmaker in the past has sponsored his own pension forfeiture bill and proposed legislation for campaign finance reform and term limits.

Stec, who has authored a pension forfeiture bill, said he would continue fighting for ethics reforms in Albany.

In March, Miner helped paint a green stripe down Salina Street for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, then headed to Albany to accompany Cuomo as he signed the new Tier VI Pension Reform Bill.

While Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins has blamed the Senate Republican majority for blocking ethics reform, she should ask Assembly Democrats why they sabotaged the pension bill in favor of a watered - down version.

Governor Bruce Rauner's recent pension bill would allow Chicago and other municipalities to file for bankruptcy, a mechanism which would allow the city to start over, restructure its past debt, and reform its pensions plans (but even in this case, there would be obstacles around when Chicago could actually file because of the way the city reports its debt).

Chad Aldeman: First, can you say why you are interested in pension reform, and what made this bill important?

Washington — If the House - approved tax - reform bill becomes law with its rule on contributory pensions intact, the measure would change the tax status of the vast majority of school employees who retire in the next few years.

Schools in more than 20 Kentucky counties were closed Friday as teachers across the state, frustrated by a pension reform bill passed by the legislature called in sick.

Readers will recall that earlier this year, despite a $ 9 billion short - fall in Connecticut's Teacher Pension Fund, Governor Malloy slipped language into his «Education Reform» bill to retroactively enlarge Adamowski's teacher retirement pension by giving him credit for the years he served as the Superintendent of Schools in Hartford, despite the fact that he was not certified to be the superintPension Fund, Governor Malloy slipped language into his «Education Reform» bill to retroactively enlarge Adamowski's teacher retirement pension by giving him credit for the years he served as the Superintendent of Schools in Hartford, despite the fact that he was not certified to be the superintpension by giving him credit for the years he served as the Superintendent of Schools in Hartford, despite the fact that he was not certified to be the superintendent.

When Malloy's Education reform bill passes and becomes law, Steven Adamowski will immediately qualify for a pension and participation in the State of Connecticut's Teacher Retirement Heath and Prescription Drug Benefit Program when he retires.

Fallout from the public spending scandal in the southern California community of Bell has resulted in a number of bills passing out of the Legislature during the last days of session aimed at reforming pensions and salaries of government officials.

Teachers in Oklahoma and Arizona are considering strikes for an increase in pay, and in Kentucky, teachers are protesting a pension reform bill; all four are right - to - work states.