May 3, 2019

This Week in Pensions: May 3, 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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May 1, 2019

The Push for COLAs and Teacher Pay Raises in Texas

The State of Texas is moving in the right direction. This year, the state legislature is making strides to provide a dignified retirement to their retired public employees and make sure that their teachers are paid adequately. This year, several …

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April 26, 2019

This Week in Pensions: April 26, 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 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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