Pennsylvania’s $41B public employee pension shortfall could lead to more school cuts, layoffs

Pennsylvania’s $41B public employee pension shortfall could lead to more school cuts, layoffs: By Ashleigh Costello EAGnews.org HARRISBURG, Penn. – School districts across Pennsylvania may face another round of budget cuts if public employee pension costs are not reined in, warned Gov. Tom Corbett. According to a press release from the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget, the state’s two major pension plans—the State Employees’ Retirement System and the [...]