Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, at podium, speaks to the media at the Capitol as budget chief Ben Barnes, left, state Comptroller Kevin Lembo, second from left, and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, right, look on in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Malloy proposed a 20-year plan that will speed up state payments to Connecticut’s underfunded state employee pension system. The state’s pension fund is currently funded at less than 48 percent, ranking it among the worst in the nation. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)