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State employee retirement benefits

Governor Lamont has pledged to extend retirement benefits for state employees, drawing attention to Connecticut's commitments to its public workforce. This issue intersects with the state's broader pension debt challenges and debates about public sector compensation versus fiscal sustainability.

Should Connecticut extend or expand retirement benefits for state employees?

How OpenCampaign quiz-takers stand on this issue

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28% call it a high-priority issue (rating it 7+ out of 10).

  1. Liberal5%
  2. Lean liberal22%
  3. Moderate30%
  4. Lean conservative28%
  5. Conservative15%

Where do you stand?

Should Connecticut extend or expand retirement benefits for state employees?

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Sources

CT Mirror / Keith M. Phaneuf — https://ctmirror.org/politics
Lamont pledges to extend state employee retirement benefits.
Positions on this issue  ·  liberal → conservative
  1. Expand and strengthen retirement benefits for all state employees and fully fund them with new progressive revenue.
  2. Honor and extend existing retirement benefit commitments; protect public workers from benefit cuts.
  3. Extend benefits narrowly to address specific gaps while keeping overall pension costs stable.
  4. Freeze retirement benefit enhancements until the state's pension debt is significantly reduced.
  5. Reform state employee retirement benefits by shifting to defined-contribution plans to reduce long-term liabilities.