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14.6%

The amount by which state pension systems grew from 2010 to 2011, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The gains, though, still aren’t nearly enough to make a sizable dent in many states’ pension shortfalls.

The amount by which state pension systems grew from 2010 to 2011, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The gains, though, still aren’t nearly enough to make a sizable dent in many states’ pension shortfalls.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.