State lawmakers Jamaal Bailey, Jessica Ramos, Zellnor Myrie, Jessica Gonzalez Rojas, Claire Valdez and Jamaal Bailey, clockwise from left, are all in the Tier 6 pension plan.
State lawmakers Jamaal Bailey, Jessica Ramos, Zellnor Myrie, Jessica Gonzalez Rojas, Claire Valdez and Jamaal Bailey, clockwise from left, are all in the Tier 6 pension plan. ( Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY, Claire Valdez/Facebook)

More than half of all state workers stand to benefit from rolling back the controversial cost-cutting measures enacted in 2012. That includes more than a third of current state legislators.

Albany Lawmakers Take Up Sweeping Pension Reforms. A Big Winner? Themselves.
15 Apr 2026 | 01:38
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Sweeping reforms to New York’s pension system long sought by public sector unions appear likely to be part of the final state budget, with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl...

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