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        "uri": "/2016/09/27/squeeze-on-pension-fund-sees-dallas-police-firefig/",
        "title": "Squeeze on pension fund sees Dallas police, firefighter exodus",
        "byline": " Darrell Preston ",
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        "prettyDate": "September 27, 2016",
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        "summary": "The Dallas police and firefighters are deciding to quit or retire -- because of proposed pension cuts.",
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        "uri": "/2016/08/15/once-celebrated-dallas-pension-fund-runs-risk-of-g/",
        "title": "Once-celebrated Dallas pension fund runs risk of going broke",
        "byline": " Darrell Preston ",
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        "prettyDate": "August 15, 2016",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System was 90 percent funded a decade ago -- but it could be out of cash in 15 years.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2015/06/03/accounting-rule-to-force-u-s-cities-to-report-heal/",
        "title": "Accounting rule to force U.S. cities to report health care bills",
        "byline": " Darrell Preston ",
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        "prettyDate": "June 03, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "Municipalities and states will have to record the cost of health insurance and other benefits besides pensions in financial statements.",
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        "uri": "/2015/04/09/even-strongest-states-keep-kicking-pension-can/",
        "title": "Even strongest states keep kicking pension can",
        "byline": "Darrell Preston",
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        "prettyDate": "April 09, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "States and localities have shortchanged their retirement plans while services such as schools and crumbling infrastructure scream for resources.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2015/01/09/worst-funded-pension-reflects-kentuckys-neglect/",
        "title": "Worst-funded pension reflects Kentucky’s neglect",
        "byline": "Darrell Preston",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "January 09, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "A 15.5 percent return in fiscal 2014 wasnt enough to bolster the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/09/18/no-abracadabra-for-pensions/",
        "title": "No abracadabra for pensions",
        "byline": "William Selway, Darrell Preston",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "September 18, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "authors": [
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            "name": "William Selway, Darrell Preston"
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        "summary": "While there are pockets of success, state plans last year had 75 percent of what they needed to meet retirement obligations.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/08/22/billionaires-pension-campaign-a-bane-to-workers/",
        "title": "Billionaire’s pension campaign a bane to workers",
        "byline": "Darrell Preston",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "August 22, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "8 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "John Arnold, a Houston Democrat, has inserted his foundation into political fights over how to deal with the rising cost of state and local government pensions.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/05/public-pensions-lifted-by-investment-returns-impro/",
        "title": "Public pensions lifted by investment returns, improved funding",
        "byline": "Darrell Preston",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 05, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "1 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "Gains also are being driven by limits on cost-of-living adjustments, delayed retirement and more reliance on funding from workers.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/03/18/north-carolina-union-calls-for-probe-of-hidden-pen/",
        "title": "North Carolina union calls for probe of hidden pension fund fees",
        "byline": "Darrell Preston",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "March 18, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "The union said Treasurer Janet Cowell is failing to disclose all direct and indirect placement fees, asset fees, performance fees and any other management fees in the $86 billion pension fund.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/03/05/state-pension-funding-rises-to-75-percent-wilshire/",
        "title": "State pension funding rises to 75 percent, Wilshire says",
        "byline": "Darrell Preston",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "March 05, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "U.S. state pensions driven by a booming stock market continued to recover last year, up 3 percentage points from 2012,",
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