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  • PUBLIC PENSIONS GREATLY BENEFIT RURAL AREAS
    The pension crisis is a myth

    For the second week of Retirement Security Month, we are highlighting a post from January 2019 on public pensions and rural areas.  We’ve been talking a lot this month about the economic benefits of public pensions at both the state and national levels. Through…

  • This Week in Pensions: October 4, 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.…

  • Submit a Story for Retirement Security Month
    public pensions

    For the second year in a row, NPPC is celebrating Retirement Security Month during the month of October. This month, we will be sharing some of our favorite content, including op-eds, videos, and worker stories. In the spirit of the…

  • Share Your Story: Sheila

    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=uzacZ93533Q&list=PLqa1XH6sllcggbYiw5XTP1n1gtOOXcVl5&index=25″]

  • This Week in Pensions: September 27, 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.…

  • NPPC Celebrates 12 Years!
    retirement security

    Twelve years ago, the National Public Pension Coalition (NPPC) was established. In 2007, public pensions were under attack, and since then, we’ve seen many of the same anti-pension opponents continue to demean public employees and their hard-earned pensions. NPPC has…

  • Share Your Story: Rohan

    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=YMWMGRdsPlM”]

  • 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″]