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NYC pension costs will go down, then way up under state budget bill

Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels at a May event. The state bill includes sweeteners for public workers, which unions said were necessary to recruit and retain talent. [ more › ]

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Left / center-leftNYC pension costs will go down, then way up under state budget bill

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Right / center-rightMore schools double-dipping taxpayers for teacher pension costs

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WNYCNews report · May 26, 9:15 PM

NYC pension costs will go down, then way up under state budget bill

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels at a May event. The state bill includes sweeteners for public workers, which unions said were necess...

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Illinois Policy InstituteNews report · May 26, 11:00 AM

More schools double-dipping taxpayers for teacher pension costs

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Many school districts cover teachers’ required pension contribution of 9% of their salary — putting that burden on taxpayers.

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May 26, 11:00 AM: Illinois Policy Institute joined the source map.

May 26, 9:15 PM: WNYC joined the source map.

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