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Public Pensions News     last updated September 24 4:17pm PST

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September 24th, 2020

• As of 9:15 AM (Pacific Time):
• Salary Cuts, Pension Debt and Charges of Racism -- Teachers Unions Clash With Their Own Employees (Mike Antonucci / The 74 Million)

September 23rd, 2020

• NEW REPORT: Financial State of the States 2020 (Truth in Accounting)

September 22nd, 2020

• Illinois Pensions and Madigan, CalPERS to Restrict New CIO, New Jersey Millionaire's Tax and More! (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)

September 21st, 2020

• Pandemic’s Toll on Public Pension Plans (Lou Cannon / Real Clear Politics)
• Politicizing CalPERS and CalSTRS Puts Pensions at Risk (Andy Nevis / Capitol Weekly)
• Palo Alto’s CalPERS Pension Liability Increases 4.7% to $476 Million (Palo Alto Daily Post)
• El Dorado County’s Unfunded Obligation to CalPERS Grows to $402 Million (Village Life)
• Borrowing to Fund Pensions (blog - John Bury / Burypensions)

September 18th, 2020

• Amid Movement Against Police Brutality, Former Orange County Sheriff and Convicted Felon Collects Big $200,000+ Pension (Ben Brazil / Daily Pilot)
• CalPERS Board Supportive of Move to Restrict Investments by Top Staff (column - Wes Venteicher / Modesto Bee)

September 16th, 2020

• The Bureau of Economic Analysis on State and Local Government Pension Funding (blog - Larry Littlefield / Saying the Unsaid in New York)

September 15th, 2020

• Public Pensions’ New Inflation Dilemma (Girard Miller / Governing)
• States and Cities Under Fiscal Pressure: The Tales of Woe Rev Up Again (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)
• Public Pensions Analysis: High-Level Changes in Unfunded Liabilities as a Percentage of State GDP (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)

September 14th, 2020

• Pandemic and Public Pensions: What Can We Expect During This Recession? (Matthew Cook & Patrick Murphy / Arnold Ventures)

September 11th, 2020

• CalPERS’ CIO Resigned in Controversy. Now the Board Is Ready to Tackle the Fallout. (Alicia McElhaney / Instututional Investor)
• CalPERS Cooks Its Books (blog - Yves Smith / Naked Capitalism)
• CalPERS’ Bad Numbers (blog - Yves Smith / Naked Capitalism)

September 10th, 2020

• Exclusive: Pension Cuts Coming for Some California Retirees After State Supreme Court Ruling (column - Wes Venteicher / Sacramento Bee)
• California Legislature Fiddles in Hearing on Capitol Renovation Plans . . . While the State Burns (Katy Grimes / California Globe)
• Ask the Experts: State and Local Pension Reform (blog - John Bury / Burypensions)

September 9th, 2020

• CalPERS Governance Watch: Fallout From Ex-CFO Meng's Resignation (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)

September 8th, 2020

• With Washington Deadlocked on Aid, States Face Dire Fiscal Crises (Mary Williams Walsh / New York Times)
• Cities and States Are Facing a $1 Trillion Budget Mess. There Will Be More Trouble Ahead. (Leslie P. Norton & Stephen Kleege / Barron's)
• US Launches Probe Into Pension Payments to Firefighters Union Leaders (Brody Mullins, Ted Mann & Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal)

September 7th, 2020

• Happy Labor Day! Pension Retrospective: Pension Primers, POBs, MEPs, and More! (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)

September 4th, 2020

• California's Political Leaders Made Wildfire Season Worse (Steven Greenhut / Reason)

September 3rd, 2020

• CalPERS Retirees Call for Board President to Resign (Randy Diamond / Chief Investment Officer)
• CalPERS Board President Must Go, Group Says (Arleen Jacobius / Pensions & Investments)
• Forget Pension Obligation Bonds. Two Cities Are - No Joke - Leasing Their Streets to Fund Pensions. (Elizabeth Bauer / Forbes)

September 2nd, 2020

• The End of an Era: Where Are the 80% Funding Myths of Yesteryear? (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)

September 1st, 2020

• State Senate Bill Nail in the Coffin for California Pension Reform (editorial - Orange County Register)
• Retired Cop Calls Black Lives Matter Protester a 'N-Lover' in Seal Beach Video (Manthan Chheda / International Business Times)
• CalPERS Board Member Calls for No New Private Equity Investments Until CIO Probe Over (Dan Primack / Axios)

August 31st, 2020

• Will Your Tax Dollars Bail Out California’s Reckless Spending? (Thomas W. Smith & Adam Andrzejewski / The Center Square)
• The Lunacy of Using City Streets to Collateralize New Municipal Bond Deals (Marilyn Cohen / Forbes)

August 28th, 2020

• Chuck Reed Warned of City Services 'Insolvency’ After the Great Recession. He Thinks the Corona-Crisis May Be Worse. (Andrea Riquier / MarketWatch)
• Covid-19, Management Turmoil Put New Pressure on CalPERS (Mark Anderson / Sacramento Business Journal)$$
• HEROES Act: Democrats' Wasteful Bailout (Thomas W. Smith & Adam Andrzejewski / Real Clear Politics)

August 26th, 2020

• Public Pension Investments Largely Recover, But Drop in State Revenues Presents More Immediate Issue (Pew Charitable Trusts)

August 25th, 2020

• Public Pension Funding And Reform -- Or Lack Thereof -- When We’re Not 'All In This Together’ (Elizabeth Bauer / Forbes)
• Sales Tax 101 (column - Pat Orr / Victorville Daily Press)
• Massive Teacher Retirements Could Hurt Pensions (Lee Barney / Plan Adviser)
• City Streets Back New Bonds California Cities Issue to Fund Pensions (Keeley Webster / The Bond Buyer)$$
• Public Pensions Quicktake: Pension Underfunding vs. State GDP (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)

August 24th, 2020

• Two Drastic Solutions to Help Solve Palm Springs' Budget Crisis (op-ed - Frank Tysen / Desert Sun)
• US Public Pension Plans Face 'Vicious Cycle’ as Funding Gap Soars (Chris Flood / Financial Tims0es)

August 21st, 2020

• State Pension Funds Entered Pandemic in Worse Position Than in 2008 (Michael Katz / Chief Investment Officer)
• Public Pensions Were Unprepared for Recession Sparked by COVID-19, Report Finds (Nate Robson / BenefitsPro)

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