 Appalachian Wireless now has new forward pay prices where you can pay up front and get the data and features you desire. 5 gigabytes of data, just $39.99. Unlimited, just $79.99. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless. Nearly 100 teachers and state employees from several East Kentucky counties gathered in Prestonsburg Saturday to protest Senate Bill 1, a pension reform bill which could affect educator retirements. Teachers at the protest say they do not receive social security and their pensions are all they have. Meaning the public are not aware that teachers pre-pay into our retirement. We pre-pay into our colas. We pre-pay into our healthcare. So we're not asking anything that we haven't earned and that we deserve. Our legislators must find ways to raise revenue. Tax reform is what we need to be focused on, not pension reform. A pension is a promise and promises are meant to be kept. State officials say that not only does Senate Bill 1 affect teachers and state employees, but if passed will have a negative effect on students. People are not going to pursue the field of education if they don't have a good retirement system and quality pay. Equitable pay. So it will end up with a lot of people that are not the best teachers that we can get. Senate Bill 1 has now been recommitted to the Senate, state and local government committee pending their recommendation. Reporting from Prestonsburg, I'm Shawn Allen for EKB News.