At least one state is considering a controversial option to put the responsibility for public pensions on the books of private insurers.
Addressing a recent joint legislative committee, two top advisors to Kansas' Republican Gov. Sam Brownback suggested the state study the privatization option.
The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System had a funding ratio of 56.4 percent in 2013, placing it among the worst in the country, according to Bloomberg News.
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