HARTFORD – Pensions for two dozen retired state employees exceeded the governor’s salary of $150,000 in 2010, according to new data posted to the Yankee Institute’s CT Sunlight Project (www.ctsunlight.org). A total of 378 retired state workers received pensions of more than $100,000 last year. That’s up from 175 individuals in 2008 and 299 retirees in 2009. In all, the state of Connecticut paid out $1.2 billion in pensions to 43,070 beneficiaries in 2010. “Guaranteed pensions of $100,000 a year are basically unheard of in the private sector, but continue to be available to state employees. No wonder state employee Read on →
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