December 20, 2012
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, 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.
July 27, 2012
This study is a solemn reminder that state politicians’ efforts to enact pension-slashing legislation are a cause for serious concern for millions of middle-class Americans planning to retire in the coming years.
July 3, 2012
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 a Wisconsin Study Commission report recommending no changes to the state’s public …
June 26, 2012
These accounting changes undermine the retirement security of teachers, cops, firefighters and other public workers by making unfunded liabilities appear much larger than they actually are.
June 20, 2012
To the detriment of all public employees and all of our communities, ‘The Widening Gap Update’ uses data from fiscal year 2010 and will undoubtedly be used by organizations and individuals like the Koch Brothers and Arnold Foundation to advance …
