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  • This Week in Pensions: May 22, 2020

    Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered 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. Before we…

  • How Will The Market Downturn Affect Pensions?
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    Since the current market downturn began, pension critics have been pushing a false narrative that unfunded liabilities are skyrocketing and that pensions are at risk of running out of money.  Last Tuesday, the Center for State & Local Government Excellence…

  • Share Your Story: Robin

    Throughout the spring, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ZX1lGal7M”]

  • This Week in Pensions: May 15, 2020

    Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered 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. Before we…

  • How the Gender Pay Gap Affects Retirement Security for Women

    Last Thursday, the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) released new research on how the gender pay gap affects women in retirement. In its findings, NIRS discovered that “older women receive about 80 percent of the retirement income older men…

  • Share Your Story: Gabriel

    Throughout the spring, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hofnBpw8LqQ”]

  • This Week in Pensions: May 8, 2020

    Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered 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. Before we…

  • What You Need to Know About Pensions & Divorce

    In 2018, the Pension Rights Center received roughly 2,000 inquiries from people seeking free legal assistance with their retirement plans. About one-fifth of those inquiries involved divorce. Emily Spreiser, Legal Program Director at the Pension Rights Center, shared this number…

  • Share Your Story: Ron

    Throughout the spring, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MjzGzHNMYs”]

  • This Week in Pensions: May 1, 2020

    Welcome to May’s first edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered 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. Before we…

  • Second Round of Reports Show States Give Away Millions of Dollars in Corporate Tax Breaks and Subsidies Every Year
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    On Monday, Good Jobs First (GJF), a non-profit, non-partisan research center focusing on economic development accountability, released another round of reports showing how states give away millions of dollars in corporate tax breaks and subsidies each year, money that could’ve…

  • Share Your Story: Vicki

    Throughout the spring, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozXxYhHuQfk”]