Sep 20 Politics Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Pension Bill Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear and a lawyer representing Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's office argued over whether legislators violated the state constitution by rushing the bill to passage. By Ryland Barton Sep 20 Politics Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Pension Bill Ryland Barton
Aug 10 Politics Bevin Appeals Ruling That Struck Down Controversial Pension Bill In June, a judge ruled that lawmakers had violated the state Constitution by inserting pension language into a bill that originally dealt with wastewater and rushing it through the legislature. By Ryland Barton Aug 10 Politics Bevin Appeals Ruling That Struck Down Controversial Pension Bill Ryland Barton
Jul 11 Politics Judge Denies Bevin’s Request To Amend Ruling Against Pension Bill Gov. Matt Bevin had asked the judge to amend his ruling to determine if the pension bill violated the state’s “inviolable contract." By Ryland Barton Jul 11 Politics Judge Denies Bevin's Request To Amend Ruling Against Pension Bill Ryland Barton
Apr 19 Health Ky. Health Departments Get Brief Pension Reprieve, But Public Health May Still Take A Hit To make a $38 million pension payment by July 2019, county health departments say they may be forced to cut or close preventative and public health programs. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 19 Health Ky. Health Departments Get Pension Reprieve, But Cuts Still Likely Lisa Gillespie
Apr 13 Health Kentucky Health Departments Eye Cutbacks As Pension Costs Skyrocket Kentucky’s local health departments are facing massive increases in pension costs. And this could mean public health programs are cut back or closed entirely. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 13 Health Kentucky Health Departments Eye Cutbacks As Pension Costs Skyrocket Lisa Gillespie
Dec 7 Politics Kentucky Lawmakers Get Expensive Ask For Pension System Kentucky taxpayers need to pay nearly $1 billion extra over the next two years to keep solvent a retirement plan for most state workers. By Adam Beam, Associated Press Dec 7 Politics Kentucky Lawmakers Get Expensive Ask For Pension System Adam Beam, Associated Press
Dec 6 Politics What’s The Future Of Pensions In Kentucky? Unpack one of the biggest issues looming in Kentucky in this hour-long News Special from 89.3 WFPL and Kentucky Public Radio. By Staff Dec 6 Politics What's The Future Of Pensions In Kentucky? Staff
Dec 5 Politics TONIGHT: A WFPL News Special: Unpacking Kentucky’s Pension Crisis How did Kentucky's pension system become so troubled? What now? Join Capitol Reporter Ryland Barton for a conversation delving deeper into those issues. By Staff Dec 5 Politics TONIGHT: A WFPL News Special: Unpacking Kentucky's Pension Crisis Staff
Nov 1 Politics Hundreds Of State Workers Rally Against Bevin’s Pension Plan Gov. Bevin's proposal would move most future state workers and some current ones onto less-generous 401(k)-style plans to help the ailing pension system. By Ryland Barton Nov 1 Politics Hundreds Of State Workers Rally Against Bevin's Pension Plan Ryland Barton
Sep 4 Politics Proposed Pension Changes Bring Fears Of State Worker Exodus More state workers retired last month than the year before amid concerns that the legislature and Gov. Matt Bevin will make changes to state retirement plans. By Ryland Barton Sep 4 Politics Proposed Pension Changes Bring Fears Of State Worker Exodus Ryland Barton
Mar 2 Politics Bill To Separate Healthy Pension System From Ailing One Put On Hold A bill that would separate the relatively healthy retirement fund for local governments from one of the state’s ailing pension systems is dead. By Ryland Barton Mar 2 Politics Bill To Separate Healthy Pension System From Ailing One Put On Hold Ryland Barton
Jul 11 Politics Shafted: Dark Future Possible For Miners Who Kept Our Lights On Miners in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia worry that their retirement benefits could go dark as a result of a wave of bankruptcies in the coal industry. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 11 Politics Shafted: Dark Future Possible For Miners Who Kept Our Lights On Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource