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Public employee groups in Kansas have misgivings about a proposal overhauling the state pension system, even though it backs away from starting a 401(k)-style plan for new teachers and government workers.

The judge threw out a lawsuit brought by teachers, police officers, firefighters and public workers challenging a law that requires them to pay more for their pensions and health benefits.

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Public employee groups in Kansas have misgivings about a legislative proposal unveiled Friday for overhauling the state pension system, even though it backs away from starting a 401(k)-style plan for new teachers and government workers.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday increased pressure on state lawmakers to win support for his plan to cut pension costs, promising to make sure voters remember which legislators opposed him in the effort he said will reduce taxpayers' burden.

West Virginia is already reaping benefits from recent efforts to rein in public retiree health benefit costs, officials say. A Wall Street credit rating agency appears ready to praise the state's handling of its last major liability.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the Legislature on Wednesday that he's willing to risk a shut-down of government to create a cheaper pension system for the next generations of public workers.

Quinn said decades of poor decisions have left the state's pension systems a mess, about $83 billion short of the money they'll need to pay out.