JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi leaders are looking for a funding solution to help pay down the $26 billion unfunded liability to the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). The system accrued the shortfall because lawmakers promised benefits in the 80s and 90s without a funding plan. Financial experts in recent weeks have presented a list […]
Options presented to Mississippi lawmakers to tackle PERS funding
Nov 13, 2025 | 6:14 PM