Regional universities plead for legislative action as costly pension payments approach

Regional universities plead for legislative action as costly pension payments approach by LINDA BLACKFORD Across Kentucky, regional universities are struggling to put together budgets for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. In addition to rising costs and declining state support, they face the problem of uncertainty: They might owe the struggling Kentucky Retirement Systems…

The Bottom Line: Pension relief for universities and other government entities should come sooner than later, panel says

The Bottom Line: Pension relief for universities and other government entities should come sooner than later, panel says By Jacqueline Pitts, The Bottom Line FRANKFORT, Ky. — In light of Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s veto of a bill seeking to allow state universities and other government entities to exit the state’s ailing pension system, KET Kentucky Tonight host Renee…