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Archive Home > 2005 > March > 09 > Split ruling on PERS

Split ruling on PERS

Court rejects about $4 billion in reforms, but upholds some changes

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
March 9, 2005

SALEM - The centerpiece of the Legislature's 2003 effort to cut the long-term debt of the state's troubled pension system broke the promises of contracts with longtime government workers and retirees, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Yet the ruling was a mixed bag for both public-sector....

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