Tax-funded employer contributions to New York’s state and local government pension funds are about to rise sharply. What will be the impact on budgets, taxes and public services? Are New York’s public pensions adequately funded? What can be done to curb pension expenses while fairly balancing the interests of taxpayers and employees? We invite you to join us for the presentation of a new Empire Center report that seeks to answer these questions — culminating in a keynote from a Utah state lawmaker who has been a national leader in state pension reform.
Presentation
E.J. McMahon
Senior Fellow
Empire Center – Manhattan Institute
Josh Barro
Walter B. Wriston Fellow
Manhattan Institute
Responder Panel
Moderator: Bill Hammond
Hon. Rob Astorino
County Executive
Westchester
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Hon. Stephanie A. Miner
Mayor
City of Syracuse
Hon. Michael Benjamin
State Assemblyman
New York
Timothy G. Kremer
Executive Director
N.Y.S. School Boards Association
Stephen Madarasz
Communications Director
Civil Service Employees Association
Question & Answer
Bill Hammond – Moderator
New York Daily News
Keynoter Speaker
Hon. Dan Liljenquist
State Senator
Utah
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