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Pensions and Politics

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Public employee pension costs are threatening to bankrupt state and local budgets, and have prompted voters in several California cities to limit future pension costs. We look at how Governor-elect Brown will tackle pension reform with one of the Democratic Party’s key interest groups: organized labor.

Guests:

Terry Brennand, senior government relations advocate for the SEIU of California

Marcia Fritz, president of the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility

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