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Trustees of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System are postponing an important decision until at least July.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon announce a proposal for a new, less generous pension system for future state, local and school employees that is designed to save taxpayers $93 billion over 30 years, according to two officials briefed on the plan.

Rhode Island's retirement board has voted unanimously to raise taxpayers' contributions to pension plans for state employees and teachers.

A bill attacking the long-term funding problems of Kansas' public pension system is close to clearing the Legislature, though some Republicans are disappointed it won't start a 401(k)-style retirement plan for new teachers and government workers.

House and Senate negotiators hope to resolve their differences on competing plans to reform New Hampshire's public pension system by the end of the month, at the same time the state's retirement system is experiencing a big increase in applications from retirement-eligible employees.

Legal and policy issues linger on pension legislation as Kansas lawmakers prepare to vote on a compromise plan for attacking the long-term funding problems facing the state retirement system for teachers and government workers.

California's state and local government workers make salaries similar to those at large private-sector employers but get significantly higher retirement benefits.

New Hawaii government employees will work more years, contribute higher amounts toward their pensions and get paid less after retirement, according to sweeping proposed changes to the state's underfunded pension system.