A bill to restore pensions for Alaska’s public workers cleared the Legislature for the first time in nearly two decades, despite opposition from some lawmakers who have benefited from pensions themselves. They are now insisting younger workers would rather work forever than have the same retirement security.

Holly Todd is a cartoonist in Anchorage. In addition to the Alaska Current, her work has been published in the LA Times and Anchorage Press, and more can be found on Instagram.




