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  • Don’t Believe the Echo Chamber: Closing Pension Plans is a Bad Idea
    retirement

    This month, we wrote about The Truth About Cost Sharing and Pew Charitable Trusts using pension plans in Tennessee, South Dakota, and Wisconsin as examples of cost-sharing policy. We went on to debunk the assertion that cost-sharing policies are the…

  • Share Your Story: Kay

    Throughout the fall, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://youtu.be/wiNRhvSY4iU”]

  • This Week in Pensions: September 13, 2019

    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.…

  • CAFR show pensions still better than 401(k)s
    public pensions

    In a piece that was published in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Emma Donahue, Secure PERA’s program manager makes the argument that a pension provides a more secure retirement than a 401(k) and PERA’s most recent CAFR report proves it.…

  • Share Your Story: Eve

    Throughout the fall, 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=85pTGUrOGtM&list=PLqa1XH6sllcggbYiw5XTP1n1gtOOXcVl5&index=5″]

  • This Week in Pensions: September 6,  2019

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous two weeks. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure…

  • The truth about cost-sharing

    This year and last year, many have used the term cost-sharing when referring to certain types of pension policy. In particular, Pew Charitable Trusts has been advocating for cost-sharing in pension plans across the nation using pension plans in Tennessee,…

  • Share Your Story: Jim

    Throughout the summer, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://youtu.be/mGvzqj9BS7A”]

  • States should examine re-opening pension plans 
    public pensions

    This week’s blog post was written by NPPC’s Executive Director, Bridget Early Earlier this month we wrote about the National Institute on Retirement Security’s new set of case studies on Kentucky, Alaska, and Michigan. The studies concluded that unfunded liabilities…

  • This Week in Pensions: August 23, 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…

  • Student Loan Debt Reduces Retirement Security
    public pension plans

    As college students head back to class in the next couple of weeks, here’s a reminder that student loan debt is harming the ability for young people to save for their retirement. The amount of student loan debt has increased…

  • Share Your Story: Launa

    Throughout the summer, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://youtu.be/R6TMoR1W4G8″]