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Pew Center: Wisconsin’s pension fund strongest

MADISON, Wis.- Wisconsin is the only state in the nation to receive high marks for its public employee pension system. The Pew Center on the States report says only Wisconsin has enough money set aside to meet its current obligations for pensions. The “solid performer” ranking is for fiscal year 2010. That?s before Republican Gov. Scott Walker and the Legislature required public employees to contribute more to their pension.