Budget Briefing: Firefighter Pension Fund on Timeline to Go Broke

Oklahoma’s Firefighter Pension Fund Needs Help, Legislative Panel Told – “The fund could run out of money in less than 70 years, the executive director of the pension system tells lawmakers. He suggests bringing back legislation that would improve it by employees, the cities and the state increasing their contributions to the pension system.” NewsOK.com

U.S. Jobless Rate Declines to 7.8%; 114,000 Jobs Added – “The economy added 114,000 workers last month after a revised 142,000 gain in August that was more than initially estimated, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. “ Bloomberg

Okla. to Stop Giving Planned Parenthood Clinics Federal Funds to Feed, Educate Low-Income Moms – “Oklahoma is withdrawing federal funding to three Planned Parenthood clinics in Tulsa that for 18 years has allowed them to provide food and nutritional counseling to low-income mothers — a decision that mirrors efforts in other conservative states to defund the group and one its director described Thursday as a “short-sighted political maneuver.” “ Associated Press