WOSU News » pension reform http://wosu.org/2012/news Your All Day NPR News Station Fri, 17 May 2013 21:18:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Your All Day NPR News Station WOSU News no Your All Day NPR News Station WOSU News » pension reform http://wosu.org/2012/news/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://wosu.org/2012/news Year In Review: The Biggest Bills To Clear The Legislature In 2012 http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/12/24/year-in-review-the-biggest-bills-to-clear-the-legislature-in-2012/ http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/12/24/year-in-review-the-biggest-bills-to-clear-the-legislature-in-2012/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:26:53 +0000 Bill Cohen http://wosu.org/2012/news/?p=41131 2012 was another busy year for Ohio legislators.

They debated hundreds of proposals for new laws, and agave their approval to dozens. Today, we begin a multi-part series of year-in-review reports from our Statehouse news bureau about what happened in state government and politics. Click the play button above for Bill Cohen’s look at some of the major bills legislators approved, most of them with bi-partisan votes.

]]> http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/12/24/year-in-review-the-biggest-bills-to-clear-the-legislature-in-2012/feed/ 0 exotic animals,General Assembly,John Kasich,lawmakesr,legislature,Muskingum County,ohio,pension reform,statehouse,Terry Thompson,zanesville Ohio lawmakers debated hundreds of proposals this year and gave approval to dozens. WOSU has this look back at the year's biggest bills. Ohio lawmakers debated hundreds of proposals this year and gave approval to dozens. WOSU has this look back at the year's biggest bills. WOSU News no 4:06 State Lawmakers Approve Pension Changes http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/09/13/state-lawmakers-approve-pension-changes/ http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/09/13/state-lawmakers-approve-pension-changes/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:32:46 +0000 Bill Cohen http://wosu.org/2012/news/?p=35091 Starting in January, some Ohio teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other government workers who retire will face higher costs and lower benefits than they’ve been expecting. That’s because of action yesterday by Ohio lawmakers, who gave final approval to bills that will phase in big changes in Ohio’s five pension systems.

Click the play button above for a full report from Ohio Public Radio’s Bill Cohen.

]]> http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/09/13/state-lawmakers-approve-pension-changes/feed/ 1 legislature,ohio,ohio statehouse,pension,pension reform,retirement Beginning in January, some Ohio teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other government workers who retire will face higher costs and lower benefits than they’ve been expecting. Beginning in January, some Ohio teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other government workers who retire will face higher costs and lower benefits than they’ve been expecting. WOSU News no 3:40