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  • Pension Reform News: Threats to California’s public pension reforms
    Pension Reform News: Threats to California’s public pension reforms

    Plus: Washington's unprecedented move will increase pension costs, San Diego needs to manage plan costs, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    May 19, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Mississippi reshapes public pension to address growing debt
    Pension Reform News: Mississippi reshapes public pension to address growing debt

    Plus: Reason's research on Alaska's retirement plan debate, North Carolina weighs taking more investment risks, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    April 16, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Florida’s proposed cost-of-living adjustment could cost $47 billion over 30 years
    Pension Reform News: Florida’s proposed cost-of-living adjustment could cost $47 billion over 30 years

    Plus: Undoing Alaska reforms would come with significant costs, Kansas considers modernizing retirement plan, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    March 20, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Alaska isn’t experiencing a public employee turnover crisis
    Pension Reform News: Alaska isn’t experiencing a public employee turnover crisis

    Plus: San Diego’s avoidable pension problem, an opportunity for public pensions to bolster long-term security, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    February 25, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Public pension debt rankings for state and local governments
    Pension Reform News: Public pension debt rankings for state and local governments

    Plus: California's underfunded pension dives further into investment risk, growing debt on health benefits owed to public workers, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    January 16, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Michigan legislature pushes to undo pension reforms
    Pension Reform News: Michigan legislature pushes to undo pension reforms

    Plus, a webinar on pension trends and data, Pennsylvania considers increasing COLA benefits, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    December 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: How to structure an optional defined contribution government plan
    Pension Reform News: How to structure an optional defined contribution government plan

    Plus: Texas needs to reexamine law restricting firefighter pension reform, budget surpluses provide opportunity to reduce pension debt, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    November 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Report finds $1.59 trillion in public pension debt
    Pension Reform News: Report finds $1.59 trillion in public pension debt

    Plus: The case for Connecticut's fiscal guardrails, hybrid retirement plans are gaining traction, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    October 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: What today’s workers need from retirement plans
    Pension Reform News: What today’s workers need from retirement plans

    Plus: The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia needs more reforms, how pension debt impacts other government spending, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    September 19, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Most public employees leave before vesting in pension plans
    Pension Reform News: Most public employees leave before vesting in pension plans

    Plus: Georgia’s teacher pension system needs reform and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    August 21, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Contribution rates for teachers’ pensions in each state
    Pension Reform News: Contribution rates for teachers’ pensions in each state

    Plus, how the costs of of teacher pensions are shared by Michigan's state and local taxpayers.

    By Zachary Christensen
    July 24, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Webinar on how pensions impact worker recruitment and retention
    Pension Reform News: Webinar on how pensions impact worker recruitment and retention

    Plus: Public pensions make risky private equity investments, the barriers to pension reform, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    June 20, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Impact of pensions on recruiting and retaining public workers
    Pension Reform News: Impact of pensions on recruiting and retaining public workers

    Plus: Surprisingly few public employees qualify for pensions and workers say they'd prioritize more pay over retirement benefits.

    By Zachary Christensen
    May 16, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Delaying needed reforms costs taxpayers
    Pension Reform News: Delaying needed reforms costs taxpayers

    Plus: Missouri proposal would unwisely fund public pensions through fines and fees.

    By Zachary Christensen
    April 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Public employee turnover rates, Alaska lawmakers weigh system options, and more
    Pension Reform News: Public employee turnover rates, Alaska lawmakers weigh system options, and more

    Plus: Michigan proposal would divert funding from underfunded teacher plan, Mississippi has chance to emulate successful reforms, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    March 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Analyzing Mississippi’s pension challenges, a costly reform rollback in Florida, and more
    Pension Reform News: Analyzing Mississippi’s pension challenges, a costly reform rollback in Florida, and more

    Plus: Alaska bill would greatly improve public workers' retirement benefits, how to achieve full funding, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    February 20, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: How West Virginia improved funding and why reforms often fall short
    Pension Reform News: How West Virginia improved funding and why reforms often fall short

    Plus: S&P upgrades five states’ credit ratings and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    January 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Ohio’s pension challenges, ESG proxy votes, and more
    Pension Reform News: Ohio’s pension challenges, ESG proxy votes, and more

    Plus: Public pension plans should not get into the private retirement annuity business, the continued rise of public pension contributions, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    December 18, 2023

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