Jindal's push to make thousands of state workers pay more and wait longer for their retirement benefits is planned for an overhaul by senators.

An examination shows employees receiving benefits without paying into the system, including missing reimbursements for overpayments.

Shareholder activism may be acceptable in the chic cafes of politics, but its verges on the cusp of fiduciary breach for those handling other peoples money.

After years of budget crunches, nearly every state has revamped public retirement benefits in order to shrink long-term obligations.