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Local Governments Face Big Pension Increases If Relief Bill Fails

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Local officials and advocates say that rising pension contributions will cripple city, county and school district budgets if the General Assembly doesn’t pass a bill providing some relief this year. Senate Bill 66 would place a 12 percent cap on how much those pension costs can increase over the next decade. But Republican leaders of the legislature say they won’t pass a relief package without making changes to the state’s pension systems, which have an estimated $40 billion unfunded liability.

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