No reforms to PERS? What?! 

Were you totally asleep in 1996 and 2003, or are you closing your eyes so tight as to be sure not to see the truth? Are you so ignorant you don't know about Tier 1, 2, and 3?

State Hiring freezes happened during the recession, so did layoffs and wage freezes. So don't give me that gibberish about the union and their represented employees being unwilling to negotiate in good faith. We full well understand our need to balance our budget