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  • Highlights and Goals from the NPPC Team

    It’s December – the time of year when we reflect on our accomplishments while looking forward to the coming year. Below, the team here at NPPC shares what we were able to do to preserve retirement security for working men…

  • This Week in Pensions: December 10, 2021
    This Week in Pensions

    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.…

  • A Look at the History of Public Pensions

    Today’s blog was written by Tristan Fitzpatrick and originally posted on August 19, 2020. Pensions have played a critical role in retirement security from the earliest days of the republic, going back to the American colonies offering pensions to soldiers who…

  • Public Employee Stories: December 7, 2021

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping their neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them…

  • This Week in Pensions: December 3, 2021
    This Week in Pensions

    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 are Advocating for Their Pensions
    Arnold attacks public pensions

    If you’re a regular reader of This Week in Pensions, our weekly wrap-up of the latest pension news, you may have noticed a common theme in our last two editions: public employees advocating for the preservation of pensions. From California…

  • Public Employee Stories: November 24, 2021

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping their neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their communities need them…

  • This Week in Pensions: November 19, 2021
    This Week in Pensions

    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.…

  • Missing the Point: Interim Study Showed Much More
    public pensions

    At the beginning of November, the Tulsa World published an article entitled Regular boosts to retired teachers’ income would derail progress toward fully funding OTRS, legislators told. Unfortunately, the reporter missed some critical points from the important interim study conducted…

  • This Week in Pensions: November 12, 2021
    This Week in Pensions

    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.…

  • UPDATE: ProPublica Reveals How the Wealthy Use Roth IRAs to Avoid Paying Taxes

    In July, we wrote about ProPublica’s series exposing that the ultra-rich are using Roth IRAs as a tax-free piggy bank. In the original reporting and blog post below, you’ll see that wealthy businessman Peter Thiel has a Roth IRA with…

  • This Week in Pensions: November 5, 2021
    This Week in Pensions

    Welcome to this month’s first edition of This Week in Pensions. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement.  Retirement Is Expensive. Here’s Why Pensions Can Help by Dan Doonan. In this piece…