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Top Stories: Dallas Mayor To Testify Against Pension Legislation; Debunking Fish Oil Myths

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The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº:

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings today is scheduled to testify in front of the State House Pensions Committee. He told the he won’t support legislation meant to save the failing Police and Fire Pension Fund because it binds the city to minimum payments into the system, calling the move a “taxpayer bailout.â€

Bad investments and unsustainable benefits could bankrupt the fund within a decade without a legislative solution. Rawlings has pushed for a legislative fix to the fund - with the way the pension board's governance is set up. 

Van Representative Dan Flynn filed the legislation. In a statement, he said police and fire retirees "will be damaged by the mayor’s position."

Other stories this morning:

  • French artist Pierre Huyghe for lectures, a public discussion and a gala dinner in the Nasher Sculpture Center.
  • An estimated 20 percent of Americans use fish oil supplements, but

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM. 

Former ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ËÄ»¢Ó°ÔºNews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.