23.03.2010 - Alaska pension plan's split personality

From Alaskadispatch.com: State employees get two kinds of benefits after they retire: pensions and non-pension benefits, like health care. Across the country, most state governments face growing challenges funding those benefits. Compared to other states, though, Alaska is an outlier. Only five states have fully funded pensions, and no state is anywhere close to fully funding the non-pension benefits it owes. ...................................Full Article: Source

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