“The Arizona Senate today will consider major changes to three public-pension systems with a bill that would force police, firefighters, politicians and corrections officers to pay more to fund their retirements and suspend cost-of-living raises for retirees.

Senate Bill 1609 would improve the financial health of three underfunded Arizona pension plans.”

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