Pensions

Nearly 69,000 former public school and state workers retired before Pennsylvania boosted pension payments two decades ago. Some lawmakers now want to give them an increase.

Homer City Police Chief, Louis Sacco, is one of just three people – two active and one retired – in his pension plan. He drives around the tiny borough,…

Underfunded pensions are a problem across the state, but Scranton is in particularly dire straits. As part of Keystone Crossroads' series on underfunded…

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers say the rules governing public pensions need to change, but not everyone follows the guidelines already in place.And it looks…

At the end of 2011, the city of Allentown had a problem. There was a gaping hole in its fire department.No, not a literal hole. Forty-three of its…

Many Pennsylvania municipalities are already taking steps towards reforming their pension plans. Because municipalities cannot legally break pension…

As we were reporting on the problem of unfunded pensions in Pennsylvania, it occurred to us to ask: How did pensions come about, anyway? Who ever thought…

Standing in a sun-drenched room, Jim Rosipal pointed to a framed assemblage on the wall. In it, a police officer’s uniform shirt, a medal for valor, a gas…

While the state budget still awaits the governor’s signature, state lawmakers have largely wrapped up their work without addressing the major problems…

Governor Corbett said he’s not done looking over a state budget proposal sent to him Monday night. “I spent quite a bit of time yesterday with the staff,”…