Archive for April, 2019

April 24, 2019

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Turns Her Back on Public Employees

Today’s blog post was written by NPPC Communications Director Andrew Collier. In last year’s  gubernatorial election in Oregon, Kate Brown defeated State Representative Knute Buehler. We’ve written about how anti-pension Buehler is before: he expressed interest in switching all newly …

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April 19, 2019

This Week in Pensions: April 19, 2019

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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April 17, 2019

Where are state legislatures with COLAs?

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been updating readers on where cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) bills are all across the country. Many retired public employees haven’t seen a COLA in over a decade. As the price of medicine, groceries, and other …

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April 16, 2019

NPPC Launches Pensions on Main Street

Today, NPPC proudly launches “Pensions on Main Street,” which is dedicated to making the voices of current and retired public employees heard. Public pension benefits are spent in local communities around our country each and every day, supporting local jobs …

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April 11, 2019

This Week in Pensions: April 11, 2019

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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