January 13, 2016
The Colorado state legislature begins its 2016 legislative session today, with pensions and retirement security both on the agenda for this year’s session. During the break between the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions, three reports were released that looked at …
January 12, 2016
Pension systems thrive when they are well-funded. There is no better example of this than the Wisconsin Retirement System: it has been fully funded since 2003. There’s no secret formula here that makes WRS such a success- the state makes …
January 8, 2016
The new year brings a new start in politics: new state legislative sessions, new candidates running for office, and new ballot measures being proposed. 2016 is also an election year, which means people all across the country will be talking …
January 4, 2016
Legislative sessions begin in some states this week. Here’s a quick look at some of the places we’ll protect pensions in the year ahead: Kentucky: newly sworn-in Governor Matt Bevin campaigned on gutting Kentucky’s public pensions and forcing state employees …
January 1, 2016
Happy New Year from everyone at the National Public Pension Coalition! All Americans deserve a dignified, secure retirement and we will fight to protect retirement security for teachers, firefighters, nurses, librarians, and the many other public employees who keep our …
December 29, 2015
Today’s post comes to us from Grant Wood, the coordinator of the Arizona Retirement Security Coalition. It was originally published in the Arizona Capitol Times: At 23 years old, only 18 months out of college, and with a hefty pile …
