LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, along with Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, called today on state lawmakers to reform pension payments that are straining both cities' budgets. Mayor Fischer says Louisville's pension obligations come to 15 percent of the city's general fund, which has risen nine percent over the past seven years. "The need for reform is now," says Fischer, "we are here to encourage legislators to act on it in this 2013 session and we say we are here to help solve
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, along with Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, called today on state lawmakers to reform pension payments that are straining both cities' budgets. Mayor Fischer says Louisville's pension obligations come to 15 percent of the city's general fund, which has risen nine percent over the past seven years. "The need for reform is now," says Fischer, "we are here to encourage legislators to act on it in this 2013 session and we say we are here to help solve