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  • Racial Inequity in Retirement
    retirement security

    In honor of Juneteenth, we revisit the important role pensions play in establishing financial equity for Black Americans. This piece was written by NPPC’s Executive Director, Bridget Early, and was originally posted on June 10, 2020. Our nation is engaged…

  • Public Employee Stories: June 21, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • 2022 Legislative Recap, Part 2

    It’s that time of year again! Each year states practice the rights provided by the Tenth Amendment to hold legislative sessions where representatives meet to draft and vote on legislation and policies. Today, NPPC shares part two of 2022’s state…

  • 2022 Oklahoma Legislative Recap
    Oklahoma-Pensions

    On May 27th, Oklahoma’s legislative session officially adjourned. In the 2022 legislative session, Keeping Oklahoma’s Promises worked tirelessly to advocate for the retirement security of our public employees and retirees. HB 2486, a bill sponsored by Representative Avery Frix, would…

  • Public Employee Stories: June 9, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • 2022 Kansas Legislative Update

    Keeping the Kansas Promise (KKP) worked hard in 2022 to educate members, the general public, and lawmakers about the importance of the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS) and secure retirement for all of the state’s public employees.  As the…

  • Colorado Keeps Its Promise to Retirees
    Colorado-Pensions-NPPC

    Earl Wright, co-founder of the Common Sense Institute (CSI)—a subsidiary of the Koch-funded State Policy Network–wants you to believe that Colorado public employees don’t deserve their hard-earned defined-benefit pensions. Well, Mr. Wright, we’re here to tell you that you’re wrong. …

  • Public Employee Stories: May 24, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • 2022 Legislative Recap, Part 1

    It’s that time of year again! Each year, states practice rights provided by the Tenth Amendment to hold legislative sessions where representatives meet to draft and vote on legislation and policies. Today, NPPC shares state recaps from the 2022 legislative…

  • Give Nurses Their Due this National Nurses Week
    Nurses

    We rely on public employees every day, and nurses are no exception. The second week of May has been designated National Nurses Week by the American Nursing Association to honor the people who work tirelessly to care for their communities…

  • Public Employee Stories: May 10, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • Celebrating Public Service

    Since 1985, the first week of May has been designated Public Service Recognition Week, a time to celebrate and commemorate hardworking public servants that serve in their communities each and every day. Federal, state, and local government workers all play…