The Associated Press//May 31, 2012//[read_meter]

A Maricopa County Superior Court has ruled legislation that would overhaul Arizona’s pension system is unconstitutional. The Arizona Republic reports Judge John Buttrick said in a ruling last week lawmakers...

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