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NPPC Highlight “Pension-like” Annuities: The Same Old Threat Takes a New Shape This week, the Alliance for Prosperity and Retirement Security (APRS), funded in part by BlackRock, amplified a Brookings report entitled Strategies to Restore Lifetime Income to Retirement Plans.…
NPPC Highlights Winners Never Quit: Pension Gains Across the Country The 2026 legislative sessions brought meaningful retirement security gains for public workers across the country, proving once again that persistent advocacy pays off. From expanding pension access for educators and…
NPPC Highlight Oklahoma public employees and retirees spoke up—and lawmakers listened. After proposals threatened to skip or redirect payments to TRS and other public retirement systems, advocates urged lawmakers to protect pension funding. The result? Oklahoma protected dedicated TRS funding,…
This legislative session, Oklahoma public employees and retirees faced a familiar threat: proposals to skip or redirect payments intended for the Teachers’ Retirement System and other public retirement systems to fund unrelated priorities. They had seen this playbook before and…
October is National Retirement Insecurity Month. While public pensions remain one of the strongest and most reliable retirement tools, millions of Americans continue to face a frighteningly uncertain future. This year, that reality feels even more urgent. Recognize the Escalating…
This month, as the National Public Pension Coalition (NPPC) commemorates its 16th year, we find ourselves at an important milestone in our ongoing journey to champion the retirement security of working families. Over the past decade and a half, we…
Retirement security concerns individuals across all sectors, but it holds particular significance for public employees. As they dedicate their careers to serving their communities, ensuring government workers’ financial well-being during retirement is vital to attract talented workers to public service.…
What do the states offer their public employees? Here at NPPC, we are facing a few tough pension battles in various states across the country. We’re working with in-state coalitions to advocate for public employees’ retirement security in places like…
During Black History Month, we continue to honor the triumphs of and significant contributions made by Black labor leaders throughout U.S. history. African American involvement in the labor actions that gave workers the rights they have today predates the civil…
According to the United States Census Bureau, at least one in five Americans–that’s over 60 million people–live in rural America. Defined as “sparsely populated with low housing density, and far from urban centers,” rural areas span 97% of the country’s…