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  • Defined Benefit Pensions Continue to Provide Retirement Security

    This week, Andy Kiersz of Business Insider wrote an article about The Federal Reserve’s recently published report on household finances in the US. The report found that a staggering 26 percent of non-retired adults, regardless of age, have absolutely no…

  • This Week in Pensions: June 7, 2019

    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…

  • Texas Legislature Provides “13th Check” to Retired Teachers
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    This year’s legislative sessions have been a whirlwind for NPPC’s coalitions across the country. Our coalitions have done some great work by ensuring the protection of public employees’ pensions and making sure retirees can keep up with the cost of…

  • This Week in Pensions: May 31, 2019

    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…

  • New Brief Finds Benefit Cuts Reduce Retention
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    This month, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College released a brief entitled, “Do Benefit Cuts Encourage Public Employees to Leave?” Their findings indicate that benefit cuts to current employees cause employees to leave the public sector for private…

  • This Week in Pensions: May 24, 2019

    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…

  • Unpacking Missouri’s Legislative Session For Public Pensions

    Today’s blog post was written by Crystal Brigman Mahaney of the Missouri Retirement Security Coalition. Those who believe all Missourians should be able to retire with dignity and security — especially after a long career of serving our communities — can breathe a little…

  • This Week in Pensions: May 17, 2019

    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…

  • Branford PD Restores Pensions for Officers and Why it Matters
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    In April it was reported by the New Haven Register that Branford, Connecticut’s Police Department was looking to restore defined benefit pensions for their officers. Yesterday, that push came to be as the Representative Town meeting unanimously approved both the…

  • This Week in Pensions: May 10, 2019

    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…

  • Pew Misleads States by Pushing Cash Balance Plans

    At the end of this month, Pew Charitable Trusts plans on unveiling a new report that highlights the aspects of the best funded pension plans. Today’s blog post is a reminder to readers of Pew Charitable Trusts’s track record when…

  • This Week in Pensions: May 3, 2019

    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…