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Jane Harman
Coverage of Jane Harman in the Nexus archive.
Gray Davisperson1Al Checchiperson1Dan Lungrenperson1Garry Southperson1Jerry Brownperson1Arnold Schwarzeneggerperson1Xavier Becerraperson1Tom Steyerperson1California Public Employee Retirement Systemorganization1California State Teachers Retirement Systemorganization1California Public Employees Pension Reform Acttopic1
- California unions want to unwind a landmark pension reform. Who will foot the bill?
California unions supported Gray Davis's 1998 gubernatorial campaign, leading to pension and unemployment insurance benefit increases that became unaffordable during the 2008 recession. Jerry Brown later enacted pension reforms in 2012 to address financial shortfalls, but unions now seek to reverse those changes.