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Senate Expected to Vote on Public Pension Reform

WEKU | By Kevin

Published January 31, 2013 at 3:01 PM EST

A public pension reform package is expected to get a vote on the Senate floor about a week after it’s filed, Senate Republican leaders said Wednesday. GOP and Democratic senators heard recommendations from a pension task force co-chaired by Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer in a private meeting Wednesday.

Kevin Wheatley, State Journal

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