Well the two parties seemed to have agreed not to shift the costs of the pensions to local governments and they have also agreed to the cuts for both current retirees and active employees. It has not passed yet, but it looks like it will be. My official retirement date is tomorrow. I received my last check from the university today and my first pension check tomorrow. It is only 70% of what it is supposed to be. It takes the state retirement system several months to have their figures accurate. Happy retirement to me