This Week in Pensions: May 21, 2021
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State Pension Recap: 2021 Sessions, Part One 
State Pension Recap: 2021 Sessions, Part One
Following last year’s shortened legislative sessions due to the coronavirus pandemic, state legislators across the country returned to work full legislative sessions in 2021. Today we’re going to share the most significant actions they made on pensions in part one…
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This Week in Pensions: May 14, 2021 
This Week in Pensions: May 14, 2021
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…
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When a “Defined-Benefit” Isn’t a Defined-Benefit When a “Defined-Benefit” Isn’t a Defined-Benefit
The term “defined-benefit” has been traditionally used as a synonym for “pension.” Increasingly, the term is being used to describe hybrid cash balance plans. While not wholly inaccurate, as we’ll explain, it is certainly misleading for employees and lawmakers to…
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This Week in Pensions: April 30, 2021 This Week in Pensions: April 30, 2021
Welcome to this month’s last edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories…
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How the Reason Foundation Misleads the Public on Pensions 
How the Reason Foundation Misleads the Public on Pensions
We have covered the Reason Foundation on our blog before and developed a video about them. This year, they have focused on overemphasizing public pensions’ unfunded liabilities, creating the illusion that pensions are not financially stable and a burden on…
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This Week in Pensions: April 23, 2021 This Week in Pensions: April 23, 2021
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…
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This Week in Pensions: April 16, 2021 This Week in Pensions: April 16, 2021
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…
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A Victory for Alaska’s Public Employees 
A Victory for Alaska’s Public Employees
On Friday, April 2, the Alaska Supreme Court voted 3-2 to allow Alaska’s public employees to buy back into Tier 1 of the states’ Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS). Tier 1 of both systems provides…
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This Week in Pensions: April 9, 2021 This Week in Pensions: April 9, 2021
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…
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Florida Should Avoid Other States’ Mistakes 
Florida Should Avoid Other States’ Mistakes
Today’s blog was written by NPPC’s Executive Director, Bridget Early. Today, the Florida Senate begins consideration on Senate Bill (SB) 84. This bill would close the Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan to all future employees, except Special Risk Class…
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This Week in Pensions: April 2, 2021 This Week in Pensions: April 2, 2021
Welcome to this month’s first edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories…
