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        "uri": "/2013/10/01/pennsylvania-lawmaker-offers-new-pension-reform-ap/",
        "title": "Pennsylvania lawmaker offers new pension reform approach",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
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        "prettyDate": "October 01, 2013",
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        "summary": "A key Republican lawmaker proposed borrowing $9 billion Monday as part of a new approach to rein in the soaring costs of pensions for nearly 380,000 Pennsylvania teachers and state employees.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/05/31/pennsylvanis-pension-debate-heats-up/",
        "title": "Pennsylvanis pension debate heats up",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
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        "prettyDate": "May 31, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Pension experts, an asset manager, and a national clearinghouse for state governments fielded questions Wednesday from a legislative panel scrutinizing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's pension-overhaul plan, providing an abundance of information but no clear direction on how to proceed barely a month before the Legislature is expected to take its...",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/04/15/pa-senate-dems-surplus-should-stay-in-pensions/",
        "title": "Pa. Senate Dems: Surplus should stay in pensions",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
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        "prettyDate": "April 15, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "A potential $140 million surplus in state reimbursements for Pennsylvania's school district pension costs should be plowed back into the pension system to help cover the mushrooming taxpayer share of the costs, Democratic leaders in the Pennsylvania Senate said Monday.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/02/28/pennsylvania-pension-execs-meet-with-lawmakers/",
        "title": "Pennsylvania pension execs meet with lawmakers",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
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        "prettyDate": "February 28, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Making newly hired school and state employees enroll in a 401(k)-style plan would not seriously affect Pennsylvania's two largest traditional pension funds, so long as a new plan is adequately funded, administrators told lawmakers Wednesday.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/02/06/governor-calls-for-pennsylvania-pension-overhaul/",
        "title": "Governor calls for Pennsylvania pension overhaul",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
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        "prettyDate": "February 06, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Gov. Tom Corbett laid out a strategy Tuesday for reining in pension costs for Pennsylvania state and school employees that would reduce future benefits for current workers and require new hires to participate in a defined-contribution plan.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/05/11/pa-senate-approves-alternative-to-govs-budget/",
        "title": "Pa. Senate approves alternative to gov's budget",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
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        "prettyDate": "May 11, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Corbett defended his austere approach to running the state government and said the state must conserve its revenue to pay for the ever-spiraling bill for public employee pensions.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/05/10/pa-senate-approves-alternative-to-govs-budget-2/",
        "title": "Pa. Senate approves alternative to gov's budget",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
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        "prettyDate": "May 10, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Corbett said the state must conserve its revenue to pay for the ever-spiraling bill for public employee pensions.",
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      },
      {
        "uri": "/2011/11/17/bill-to-refinance-pa-jobless-debt-clears-senate/",
        "title": "Bill to refinance Pa. jobless debt clears Senate",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "November 17, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "The state Senate has approved a bill to refinance the Pennsylvania unemployment compensation fund's $3 billion debt to the federal government a move supporters say would save employers tens of millions of dollars over years.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/10/04/many-government-retirees-also-get-public-paychecks/",
        "title": "Many government retirees also get public paychecks",
        "byline": "Danny Robbins, Peter Jackson, Tammy Webber",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 04, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "8 minute",
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        "authors": [
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            "name": "Danny Robbins, Peter Jackson, Tammy Webber"
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        ],
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        "summary": "Double-dipping the well-established practice of public workers collecting government pensions and salaries at the same time has become a hot topic for lawmakers around the country during these times of severely strained budgets and increased focus on the benefits provided to government employees.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/06/22/contract-talks-resume-in-pennsylvania-2/",
        "title": "Contract talks resume in Pennsylvania",
        "byline": "Peter Jackson",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "June 22, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Negotiating teams for the two largest state government unions in Pennsylvania took turns meeting with administration officials Tuesday in a concentrated effort to reach agreements on contracts that expire next week.",
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