October 31, 2018
It’s that time of year again — when the temperature is cooling off and the leaves are falling — when we must once again enter that most frightening of places: the Haunted House of Pension Horrors. Full of frightening characters …
October 1, 2018
John Arnold and his cronies are the most well-known opponents of public pensions. John Arnold funds the work of the Pew Research Center, the Retirement Security Initiative, the Reason Foundation, and other groups who are attempting to eliminate public pensions. …
January 4, 2018
Much has been written in recent years about the influence of so-called “dark money” in American politics. Whether it is the Koch Brothers and their extensive network or mysterious Super-PACs that seem to pop up each election cycle, the influence …
July 21, 2017
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 …
April 25, 2017
Recently, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy — a right-wing think tank funded heavily by the Koch brothers — penned an article attacking the Michigan Office of Retirement Services (ORS) for recent accounting errors. While the errors were real, the …
A new report from NIRS demonstrates one reason lawmakers should do what they can to encourage the continued offering of pension plans and the annuitized payments they provide to retirees: support for the economy.
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As a state employee in Michigan, Mary witnessed first hand the devastating consequences of closing a pension and switching to a 401(k). Here is her story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnMkoDJ2r9g
Check out the latest in pension news from this week! https://protectpensions.org/2021/01/22/week-pensions-january-22-2021/
Learn more about state activities concerning #publicpensions in 2020 & 2021 on the NCPERS blog!
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Just like most legislators, former presidents receive a lifetime pension for their service. How much is that pension and what other perks do former presidents enjoy? https://protectpensions.org/2021/01/20/know-presidents-receive-pension-2/
