The PERS standoff
by Ted Carter Published: December 25,2011
Tags: 12-member study panel, COLAs, cost-of-living increases, MBJ’s Top 5 stories of the year, PERS, PERS trust fund, Public Employees Retirement System
The year ended with out-going Gov. Haley Barbour tossing the Mississippi Legislature a plan for revamping the $20 billion Public Employees Retirement System — a hot potato capable of burning politicians on both sides of the issue. The PERS issue is a clear choice for designation among the Mississippi Business Journal’s “Stories of the Year.” [...] [...]
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