Kentucky pension system shows improvement
With focus remaining on the state’s pension systems after financial struggles and reforms, an update from the Kentucky Retirement System (KRS) shows growth and improvement…
Pension reform
Pension systems should begin to stabilize while more meaningful tax reform still to come, Acting House Speaker Osborne says
Acting House Speaker David Osborne says the pension reform issue was “toxic from the beginning” but he feels the changes made in the 2018 session…
Op-ed: Kentucky Business Community: Inaction Is Not an Option on Pension Reform
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dave Adkisson Commerce Lexington President and CEO Bob Quick Greater Louisville, Inc. President and CEO Kent Oyler Northern…
Need for sustainable state budget and pension reforms key themes of leadership at 2018 Chamber Day
As the first week of the 2018 session wraps up, Gov. Matt Bevin and legislative leaders from the House and Senate took the stage at…
New Senate Education Chair Max Wise says education funding will be priority in 2018 as state continues to struggle with pension crisis
As the end of 2017 quickly approaches, state Sen. Max Wise said pension reforms should likely wait until the 2018 regular session and added funding…
Pension reform proposal offers opportunity to address growing pension crisis, Chamber President says
As a special session to tackle public pension reforms is expected in the coming weeks, policy groups discussed the proposal presented by the governor and…
Bevin says new retirement benefits will be competitive, addresses concerns about reform plan
In an exclusive sit down interview with The Bottom Line Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin discussed the details of the pension reform plan released last…
Gov. Matt Bevin says pension plan and special session will both come soon
On Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin told reporters the plan for pension reform which legislators and his administration have been working on for many weeks…
Op-ed: It isn’t a question of being “for” or “against” pension reform. It’s the need for action – now.
The following is an op-ed from Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dave Adkisson. Everyone has an opinion on pension reform. The Kentucky Chamber…
Pension reforms will uphold commitments and make same changes to legislative system, Leader Shell says
Ahead of details being released on a plan for pension reforms expected this fall, House Majority Leader Jonathan Shell says legislative leadership and the Bevin…