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GOP targets California’s underfunded pensions in effort to sink Biden’s COVID stimulus plan
Headline: GOP targets California’s underfunded pensions in effort to sink Biden’s COVID stimulus plan
Publication: The Sacramento Bee
Article Date: March 8, 2021
New Report Examines The Consequences Of Switching Public Employees to 401(k)s
Headline: New Report Examines The Consequences Of Switching Public Employees to 401(k)s
Publication: National Public Pension Coalition
Article Date: February 21, 2021
Some have argued policymakers should consider taking away defined-benefit pensions for future public employees and enrolling them in defined-contribution accounts like 401(k)s instead. What are the consequences of implementing this decision for public employees’ retirement security and state and local governments? Read More…
The Automatic IRA at 15: Helping Americans build retirement security
Headline: The Automatic IRA at 15: Helping Americans build retirement security
Publication: Brookings
Article Date: February 12, 2021
The Retirement Security Project initiative has helped over a quarter of a million people start building a more secure future through the three operating state-facilitated Auto IRAs now in existence. Read More…
COVID-19 Pandemic Driving California Teachers Into Early Retirement
Headline: COVID-19 Pandemic Driving California Teachers Into Early Retirement
Publication” Radio.com
Article Date: February 13, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic is driving many teachers in California into early retirement, according to an assessment by the state’s teacher pension system. Read More…
Public pension trends in 2020
Headline: Public pension trends in 2020
Publication: Benefits Pro
Article Date: February 1, 2021
A survey by the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems found public pensions are adapting their benefits and business practices to suit a changing environment. Read More…