Getting it straight

The Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System now grants retirees a 3 percent cost-of-living raise. Last November, the system's board of trustees learned that one possible way to save money would be to seek legislation to grant an annual cost-of-living adjustment that was the lesser of 3 percent or the consumer price index. An article Thursday about the system's annual report failed to make clear what possible legislation was discussed.

Metro on 08/18/2017

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