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This month, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College released a brief entitled, “Do Benefit Cuts Encourage Public Employees to Leave?” Their findings indicate that benefit cuts to current employees cause employees to leave the public sector for private…
Today’s blog post was written by Crystal Brigman Mahaney of the Missouri Retirement Security Coalition. Those who believe all Missourians should be able to retire with dignity and security — especially after a long career of serving our communities — can breathe a little…
In April it was reported by the New Haven Register that Branford, Connecticut’s Police Department was looking to restore defined benefit pensions for their officers. Yesterday, that push came to be as the Representative Town meeting unanimously approved both the…
At the end of this month, Pew Charitable Trusts plans on unveiling a new report that highlights the aspects of the best funded pension plans. Today’s blog post is a reminder to readers of Pew Charitable Trusts’s track record when…
The State of Texas is moving in the right direction. This year, the state legislature is making strides to provide a dignified retirement to their retired public employees and make sure that their teachers are paid adequately. This year, several…
Today’s blog post was written by NPPC Communications Director Andrew Collier. In last year’s gubernatorial election in Oregon, Kate Brown defeated State Representative Knute Buehler. We’ve written about how anti-pension Buehler is before: he expressed interest in switching all newly…
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been updating readers on where cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) bills are all across the country. Many retired public employees haven’t seen a COLA in over a decade. As the price of medicine, groceries, and other…
Today, NPPC proudly launches “Pensions on Main Street,” which is dedicated to making the voices of current and retired public employees heard. Public pension benefits are spent in local communities around our country each and every day, supporting local jobs…
Today’s blog post was written by Andrew Collier, Communications Director at NPPC. This year, several state legislatures have passed or attempted to pass a COLA for their retired public employees. In New Hampshire, retirees got one step closer to making…
Today’s blog post was contributed by Andrew Collier, Communications Director at NPPC. Kentucky legislators have a habit of passing legislation at the very last second, bypassing the democratic process by waiving readings and stifling input from the public. Just like…
Retired and current public employees in Oklahoma are resilient. After facing a defeat on cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) legislation last year, current and retired public employees are fighting once again for a much-needed boost in retiree benefits. On March 11th, the…
Today’s blog post was written by NPPC Communications Director Andrew Collier. If you’ve been a reader of Defined Benefit since we started this blog, you’d know that some lawmakers in Kentucky have tried to dismantle public pensions several times. Last…