Public sector unions are pressing for improvements in retirement benefits that are already generous at a time when the state can least afford it. Plus: why many kids struggle to read and the rising tide threatening New Orleans.
Now is the time for belt-tightening in Albany. Spending was too high to begin with and then Trump started cutting federal aid to states. Instead, Gov. Kathy Hochul, with the apparent blessing of legislative leaders, is considering
improvements to public employee pensions that would drive up costs for both state and local taxpayers.
Reports the Gothamist:…