House and Senate negotiators hope to resolve their differences on competing plans to reform New Hampshire's public pension system by the end of the month, at the same time the state's retirement system is experiencing a big increase in applications from retirement-eligible employees.

New Hawaii government employees will work more years, contribute higher amounts toward their pensions and get paid less after retirement, according to sweeping proposed changes to the state's underfunded pension system.

With Democrats in Massachusetts pulling a Wisconsin on their public unions, headlines screaming widening funding gaps in pensions of all sort and even Washington politicians coming ever so closer to touching the dreaded third rail.

Kansas legislators won't approve a bill addressing the state pension system's funding problems until the House and Senate agree on whether the state should commit to starting a 401(k)-style retirement plan.