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This Week in Pensions: November 15, 2019 
This Week in Pensions: November 15, 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.…
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New Poll Shows Why Pensions Matter for Public Employees 
New Poll Shows Why Pensions Matter for Public Employees
A new national poll released yesterday shows that pension benefits are one of the most important job features for state and local government employees, with 93 percent of them saying that pensions incentivize workers to have long careers in the…
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This Week in Pensions: November 8, 2019 
This Week in Pensions: November 8, 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.…
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Kansas: A Historical Look at Public Pensions 
Kansas: A Historical Look at Public Pensions
Earlier this year, we took a deeper look at the history of Kentucky pensions. Fraught with years of underfunding, legislative tax breaks and subsidies to corporations, Kentucky’s pension systems are underfunded. Kansas was in a similar situation, but in recent…
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This Week in Pensions: November 1, 2019 This Week in Pensions: November 1, 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.…
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Understanding Unfunded Liability Understanding Unfunded Liability
Time and again, articles are published about states with “large unfunded liabilities.” Often, writers and anti-pension critics use large numbers to scare readers into thinking America has a pension crisis. This is a myth. Before falling for pension opponents’ messaging,…
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This Week in Pensions: October 25, 2019 This Week in Pensions: October 25, 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.…
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Three Things You Need to Know During Retirement Security Week 
Three Things You Need to Know During Retirement Security Week
On behalf of all of us at the National Public Pension Coalition, we want to wish you a happy Retirement Security Week! Every year during the third week of October, we recognize the importance of defending the pensions public workers…
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This Week in Pensions: October 18, 2019 This Week in Pensions: October 18, 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.…
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Why 401(k)s have caused the retirement security crisis 
Why 401(k)s have caused the retirement security crisis
Today’s post was written by NPPC’s Executive Director Bridget Early. Readers of Defined Benefit know that NPPC has been shining a light on the failings of the defined contribution 401(k). Since its inception in the 1980s as a retirement savings…
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This Week in Pensions: October 11, 2019 This Week in Pensions: October 11, 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.…
