House Speaker Dismisses Chances for Quick Pension Agreement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's House speaker is dismissing chances that lawmakers will find quick agreement to revamp one of the country's worst-funded public pension systems.
Lawmakers reconvene in Frankfort on Tuesday after a monthlong break, and the state's pension woes remain a high-profile issue.
Speaker David Osborne told a business group Monday that a bipartisan group of lawmakers continues to review the issue, but the Republican leader warned that anyone thinking a quick agreement will be found "is wrong."
He says pensions changes remain the most divisive and controversial issue to confront Kentucky lawmakers.
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