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Public workers and multi-union coalitions have spent years organizing to restore pensions, improve benefits and protect the retirement security they earned. On Tuesday, November 3, voters will choose many of the governors and legislators who decide the fate of that…
The United States has nearly 5,000 independent state and locally administered retirement systems. Each system is administered by state and local officials elected into office by constituents, underscoring the critical importance of voter turnout in the midterm elections. Public pension…
Alaska Close observers of the United States public pensions landscape know that Alaska is the only state without a defined-benefit (DB) pension plan that guarantees a secure retirement for firefighters, law enforcement, and educators. To make matters worse, Alaska public…
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. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement.…
As legislatures across the country pack up and head home for the summer, we reflect on how pensions fared in the 2025 state sessions. National headlines touted sweeping federal job cuts and frozen federal aid funds, but did that affect…
State legislative sessions are underway; here’s a look at what we’re tracking: Alaska: Committee hearings explore potential pension plan. In Alaska’s 2024 session, lawmakers came close to reestablishing a pension system for public employees following nearly two decades of inadequate…
Anchorage School District Seeks to Hire Retired Teachers to Help School Vacancies The Anchorage School District is considering hiring retired teachers on a full-time basis for the first time to tackle its teacher shortages, due to the difficulty in finding…
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. We have gathered the top stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week.…
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered this week’s top stories about pensions and retirement security all in one place. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure…
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. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement.…
Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…
Keeping the Kansas Promise (KKP) worked hard in 2022 to educate members, the general public, and lawmakers about the importance of the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS) and secure retirement for all of the state’s public employees. As the…