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COVID-19 will turn the state pension problem into a fiscal crisis

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
imageMost states struggle to meet pension funding needs -- and the pandemic will make it worse. hudiemm/Getty

You may be wondering why, over the last few months, the state pension problem – normally not a subject of widespread discussion – has been in the news.

In fact, you may be wondering just what the state pension problem is.

The problem...

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