Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal stringent Wall Street regulations included in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Immediately after his election in November of last year, President Trump pledged to repeal …
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If you felt the ground shaking last week, there’s a reason why: the Kansas state legislature caused a political earthquake by rejecting Gov. Brownback’s disastrous, failed tax policy. In 2012, the Kansas legislature passed Brownback’s extreme right-wing tax plan, something …
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Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the …
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Public pensions generate significant economic activity in cities and states across the nation. Public workers and their employers contribute to the pension fund and those pension funds earn a meaningful return on their investments. That money goes back into the …
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The Oklahoma state legislature adjourned its 2017 legislative session on May 26. In many ways, what was remarkable about the 2017 session was how little got accomplished. For public pensions in Oklahoma, the session was largely a win, except for …
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When it comes to honoring the hard work of America’s public employees, the entire month of May was a veritable commemoration of their service. From International Firefighters Day to Emergency Medical Services week, May was host to a plethora of …
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