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  • Someone to Answer the Call: Pensions are Crucial to Bolstering Public Safety

    Every day, we rely on some of our most visible public employees–firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical responders–to ensure our safety. We often take for granted that a trained professional will answer our call for help or that a team…

  • This Week in Pensions: August 23, 2023
    Man reads pension news

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. You need to know this news in the fight for a secure retirement. NPPC News…

  • Did You Know NFL Players Earn a Pension?

    Summer is ending, and for some, this is tragic news. Soon, it will be time to bust out the leaf blowers and the snow shovels. However, as football season approaches, this is a time of pure joy for football fans. …

  • This Week in Pensions: August 16, 2023

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. You need to know this news in the fight for a secure retirement. NPPC News…

  • Creating a Fake Crisis: When Pension Opponents Stir the Pot

    Earlier this summer, the conservative editorial magazine National Review published a piece authored by Dominic Pina entitled Republicans Need to Promise Now: No State Pension Bailouts. The politics and policy story in this notorious right-wing publication (founded by noted segregationist…

  • This Week in Pensions: August 2, 2023

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. You need to know this news in the fight for a secure retirement. CalSTRS announced…

  • This Week in Pensions: August 2, 2023

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. You need to know this news in the fight for a secure retirement. NPPC News…

  • Going for the Gold in Retirement

    The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are in full swing in Paris, France. Just a week into the games, Simone Biles has become the most decorated Olympic gymnast in history with the U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s gold medal performance. She is…

  • This Week in Pensions: July 26, 2024
    Man reads pension news

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. You need to know this news in the fight for a secure retirement. CT Now…

  • This Week in Pensions: July 19, 2024

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. You need to know this news in the fight for a secure retirement. NPPC News…

  • Bringing Pensions Back!

    Contrary to what you might hear from pension opponents, pensions are making a comeback. Once considered a relic of the past, traditional defined benefit (DB) pensions are experiencing a resurgence as states and cities across the country reinstate and bolster…

  • This Week in Pensions: June 28, 2024

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. You need to know this news in the fight for a secure retirement. NPPC News…