Retirement is Expensive
Everyone dreams of the day they can clock out for the last time and enjoy a retirement filled with rest, freedom, and maybe even golden sands. But for most Americans, retirement is far from lavish. While some may enjoy the…
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This Week in Pensions: June 5, 2026 
This Week in Pensions: June 5, 2026
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.…
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NPPC State Legislative Update 
NPPC State Legislative Update
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…
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This Week in Pensions: May 29, 2026 
This Week in Pensions: May 29, 2026
Welcome to this week’s roundup of pension news across the country. This week, we’re highlighting the continued fight for retirement security in Alaska, the importance of pensions during times of economic uncertainty, growing concern over Alaska’s public workforce crisis, and…
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Alaska’s Road to Retirement Security: The Rise and Fall of HB 78 
Alaska’s Road to Retirement Security: The Rise and Fall of HB 78
After Historic Progress, Alaska’s HB 78 Fight Is Not Over For the first time since Alaska closed its defined benefit pension system nearly two decades ago, a bill to restore pensions for public employees cleared both chambers of the Legislature…
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Why Market Volatility Makes Pensions More Important 
Why Market Volatility Makes Pensions More Important
When markets are calm, it can be easy to forget how fragile retirement security has become for millions of Americans. But in periods of economic uncertainty, the weaknesses of a retirement system that depends heavily on individual savings accounts become…
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This Week in Pensions: May 22, 2026 This Week in Pensions: May 22, 2026
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.…
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This Week in Pensions: May 15, 2026 This Week in Pensions: May 15, 2026
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.…
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This Week in Pensions: May 8, 2026 This Week in Pensions: May 8, 2026
NPPC Highlight Oklahoma public employees and retirees spoke up—and lawmakers listened. After proposals threatened to skip or redirect payments to TRS and other public retirement systems, advocates urged lawmakers to protect pension funding. The result? Oklahoma protected dedicated TRS funding,…
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Oklahoma Public Employees Defended Retirement Security—And WON! 
Oklahoma Public Employees Defended Retirement Security—And WON!
This legislative session, Oklahoma public employees and retirees faced a familiar threat: proposals to skip or redirect payments intended for the Teachers’ Retirement System and other public retirement systems to fund unrelated priorities. They had seen this playbook before and…
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This Week in Pensions: May 1, 2026 This Week in Pensions: May 1, 2026
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.…
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This Week in Pensions: April 24, 2026 This Week in Pensions: April 24, 2026
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.…
