March 19, 2013
Pew Pushing Biased Poll in Quest to Dismantle Public Pensions
Pew Center on the States has dug itself deeper into a hole by publicizing misleading findings from a biased poll about dismantling the public pension system.
February 28, 2013
Kentucky Lawmakers Abandon Costly Pew Pension Proposals
The National Public Pension Coalition, a coalition of organizations representing millions of teachers, nurses, police, firefighters, and other public sector employees, issued the following statement in response to the House’s passage of Kentucky pension bill SB2 that was stripped of …
January 25, 2013
Louisiana Taxpayers and Public Employees Win with Court’s Pension Ruling
The just-announced unconstitutionality of the Louisiana cash balance plan, along with the fact that Rhode Island’s pension-slashing bill is also tied up in courts with challenges to its constitutionality, should serve as a cautionary tale to other governors who want …
January 15, 2013
NPPC Statement on Pew’s “A Widening Gap in Cities”
The National Public Pension Coalition, a coalition of organizations representing millions of teachers, nurses, police, firefighters, and other public sector employees, issued the following statement in response to today’s Pew Charitable Trusts report on public pensions and retiree healthcare.
December 20, 2012
ICYMI: Public unions criticize Pew’s involvement in Kentucky pension issue
As legislatures across the country try to slash public pension benefits for hard-working firefighters, librarians, teachers, and police officers, Pew Center on the States and the Arnold Foundation are working behind the scenes playing the role of puppet-master.
December 18, 2012
ALEC’s Latest Target: Public Pensions
ALEC, now infamous for its corporate-backed “model legislation” and annual convention, released its 2013 legislative priorities this week—and has identified public pensions as one of its latest targets.
