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  • Where Do The 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Retirement Security?

    As of today, we are 257 days away from the 2020 presidential election. This election will have the potential to affect the retirement security for millions of Americans. Below we’ve outlined the retirement security plans of all the major presidential…

  • Share Your Story: Robert

    Throughout the winter, 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=nu4L7O1kg5U&feature=youtu.be”]

  • Retirees Share Why They Love Their Pension

    This Friday is Valentine’s Day (or Anna Howard Shaw Day for those who celebrate other events on February 14). To celebrate, we asked retired public employees to share why they love their pensions. We’ve compiled some of our favorite responses…

  • Share Your Story: Dora

    Throughout the winter, 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=F1EpB7LBEqM”]

  • Retirees Rally for a COLA in Kansas

    On Monday, more than 100 retired public employees rallied at the Kansas state capitol to demand the state legislature pass a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year.  In Kansas, the legislature has not granted a COLA since 1997, more than 23…

  • Share Your Story: Lisa

    Throughout the winter, 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=NIFANXaCxK4″]

  • Three Common Misconceptions About Pensions
    public pensions

    Anti-pension ideologues will often use the same false attacks on pensions and retirement security for public employees.  Today we’ve compiled three common misconceptions about pensions and explained why they are false.  1. Retired public employees automatically receive cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)…

  • Share Your Story: Denise

    Throughout the winter, 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=IFRieu4y9wE”]

  • New Report Shows How States Give Away Millions of Dollars in Corporate Tax Breaks and Subsidies Every Year
    Retirement Security Initiative

    Yesterday Good Jobs First (GJF), a non-profit, non-partisan research center focusing on economic development accountability, released new reports showing how states give away millions of dollars in corporate tax breaks and subsidies each year and comparing that with the cost…

  • Share Your Story: Ed

    Throughout the winter, 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=O_v6yA7NIx0″]

  • Inside the Fight for COLAs in 2020

    A new study from the University of Massachusetts’s Gerontology Institute evaluated the gap that exists for retirees who live between poverty and having just enough income to cover their necessary expenses.  Retirees in several states face an uphill battle when…

  • Share Your Story: Helen

    Throughout the winter, 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=KDj4Pcr5_Hk”]