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| State police, guards say no to overhaul of pension |
| By post-gazette.com- Karen Langley |
| Published: 06/03/2015 |
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s state troopers and corrections officers have a message for legislators considering a pension overhaul for state and public school workers: Don’t include us. Joseph Kovel, president of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, told a House panel Tuesday that mandatory retirement at 60 and exclusion from Social Security benefits mean the state police should not be included in a proposal to close the traditional pension plans to future state and school hires, who instead would enroll in a 401(k)-style defined-contribution plan and accompanying cash-balance plan. Mr. Kovel said there is concern among current troopers — 1,000 of whom he said are eligible to retire — about changes proposed for current workers. Read More. |
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