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Government

Oct. 29, 2011

Brown tries pension reform without challenges

Gov. Jerry Brown's pension reform plan finds him attempting to grapple with one of the largest budget quagmires without stepping on the legal land mines that stymied other fiscal reform efforts.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO - Gov. Jerry Brown's pension reform plan released Thursday shows him attempting to grapple with a sustained budget quagmire without stepping on the legal land mines that stymied other recent fiscal reform efforts.


Legal experts said Brown appeared to be playing it safe by recommending reforms that mostly apply to future employees, avoiding some fights over current employees' vested ...

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