New Mexico court rules against retirees in pension case

By Associated Press

Published December 20, 2013 5:00am ET

New Mexico court rules against retirees in pension case — Gov. Susana Martinez announces that New Mexico will expand its Medicaid program during a speech at a children's law and welfare conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Martinez announced during the conference that New Mexico plans to follow provisions of a federal health care law to expand Medicaid to potentially provide medical services to 170,000 low-income adults. (AP/Susan Montoya Bryan) | Susan Montoya Bryan

SANTA FE, N.M. — The state can trim pension benefits for retired government workers to improve the long-term finances of public employee retirement programs, New Mexico’s highest court ruled Thursday.

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