03 April 2009

Senate Warned on Municipal Pensions Bill

Public Broadcasting reports on a grim prediction from state senators representing the Huntington area, who say that city faces financial ruin and receivership if their colleagues fail to pass a funding measure for municipal police and fire pension plans.

"But Senator Frank Deem of Wood County voiced what many lawmakers think about this issue – that this is not the Legislature’s responsibility," the report said.

With audio.

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