Gubernatorial candidates discuss plans to shore up Illinois’ unfunded pension debt – Center Square

State Sen. Darren Bailey, who’s running against incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker, said he’ll use reduced state spending to pay down pensions. Pritzker touts on his campaign website “fully funding pension contributions” as a way to reduce state pension liabilities, “going above and beyond with payments and expanding the employee pension buyout program.”

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