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Florida Senate rejects pension changes

The Florida Senate on Tuesday defeated a proposal to revamp the state's vast public retirement system for future employees, denying House Speaker Will Weatherford one of his top goals for this legislative session.

By Bruce Schreiner | Updated on May 01, 2013

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate on Tuesday defeated a proposal to revamp the state’s vast public retirement system for future employees, denying House Speaker Will Weatherford one of his top goals for this legislative session.

Republican Sen. Wilton Simpson said he was giving up on his efforts to pass a pension overhaul this year after his colleagues in the GOP-led Senate rejected the approach preferred by the House.

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