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Public Pensions News last updated March 1 1:48pm PST
The complete text of these articles was e-mailed to subscribers.March 1st, 2021
- Updated at 5:45 AM (Pacific):
- California’s Pension Woes Are Made Worse by Moving Emergency Services in House (Ike Brannon / Forbes)
- BART Faces 'Crisis Without Precedent': $1 Billion in Lost Revenue With Few Daily Commuters (Mallory Moench / Mass Transit)
- LOOK UP Pensions for California Public Employees (database - Transparent California)
- Pension Reform Newsletter - Published Monthly (Reason Foundation)
- As of 12:05 AM (Pacific Time):
- The Latest Pension News -- Updated Regularly (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / Actuarial News)
February 26th, 2021
- After 225-Day Delay, South Pasadena Produces Records Within 24 Hours of Being Sued (Robert Fellner / Transparent California)
- South Pasadena Sued for Failing to Release Employee Pay Records for 225 Days (Jason Henry / Pasadena Star News)
February 25th, 2021
- Covid-19 Relief Bill Could Rescue Union Retirees' Pensions (Emily Brill / Law360)
- Public Records Lawsuit Against CalPERS Over Disability Pensions Headed to the California Supreme Court (Robert Fellner / Transparent California)
- California Public Employees Disabled by Covid-19 Could Get Tax-Free Pensions Under Proposal (column - Wes Venteicher / San Luis Obispo Tribune)
February 24th, 2021
- Cop Collected $600,000 in Disability Pension for a Broken Finger. CalPERS Wants Some Back (column - Wes Venteicher / Sacramento Bee)
- State Employee Retirements at CalPERS Jump 15% in 2020 (Sarah Min / Chief Investment Officer)
February 23rd, 2021
- Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella Tried to Reform the State’s Biggest Pension Funds. Then He Lost His Job. (Joseph N. DiStefano / Inquirer)
- Senate Bill Would End Florida’s Defined Benefit Pension Option for New Employees ( Jim Saunders / Tampa Bay Times)
- 'Pension Spiking' Approved for Hinsdale, Illinois Teachers Under New Pact (David Giuliani / Patch)
- Taking Account of State-Run Retirement Plans (John Iekel / ASPAA)
February 22nd, 2021
- Underfunded and Under Pressure, US Pensions to Keep Investing in China (Heather Gillers / Wall Street Journal)
- Special Report: Every State's Pension Crisis Ranked (Grant Suneson / 24/7 Wall St)
- Marin Pension Board Approves Contribution Rate Increases (Richard Halstead / Marin Independent Journal)
February 17th, 2021
February 15th, 2021
- Why an Orange County Police Union Is Smearing John Moorlach (op-ed - Will Swaim / Orange County Register)
- Illinois Taxpayers Paying Former Lawmakers $2.1 Million a Month From Underfunded Pension System (Greg Bishop / The Center Square)
February 12th, 2021
February 11th, 2021
February 10th, 2021
- Public Pension Plans’ Funded Ratios Have Been Declining for Years (Jordan Campbell / Reason Foundation)
- John Moorlach’s Leadership Needed to Guide Orange County Through the Pandemic (op-ed - Jeffrey Barke / Orange County Register)
- Report: Riverside County’s Pension Liabilities High, But Gap Gradually Closing (Desert Sun)
- Court Ruling on San Diego’s Public Pensions Demonstrates the Importance of Stakeholder Collaboration in Pension Reform (Alix Ollivier / Reason)
- Long Bonds Won’t Help Underfunded Pension Plans (letter - Michael Stutzer / Wall Street Journal)
February 9th, 2021
- How the Police Bank Millions Through Their Union Contracts (Andrew Ford, Agnes Chang, Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip / ProPublica)
- Police Reformers' Next Step: A Hard Look at Union Contracts (Daniel DiSalvo / Manhattan Institute)
- Biden’s Relief Bill Shovels Hundreds of Billions From Taxpayers to Blue States (Jon Dougherty / BizPacReview)
- Note to Congress: Stop Doling Out Money to California Until It Makes Full Use of the Federal Funds Already Available (David Crane / City Journal)
- DOL Drops Support for CalSavers Suit (Nevin E. Adams / ASPPA)
February 8th, 2021
- Report: Most Big Cities Were in Bad Fiscal Shape Before the Pandemic. Expect It to Get Worse (Teri Sforza / Orange County Register)
- We Need John Moorlach to Save Orange County, Again (op-ed - Fred Whitaker / Orange County Register)
- Reject the Cynical Smear Campaign Against John Moorlach (editorial - Orange County Register)
- Litigation to Open Up the Pension Books (editorial - Orange County Register)
- Fresno-Area City Sued for Public Records Violation (Robert Fellner / Transparent California)
- Chicago Firefighter Pension Sweetener Would Cost Taxpayers $850 Million by 2055. Will the Governor Sign It? (editorial - Chicago Tribune)
February 5th, 2021
- Gamestop Follies: Hedge Funds, wallstreetbets, and Public Pensions (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)
- NEW REPORT: Financial State of the Cities 2021 (Truth in Accounting)
February 4th, 2021
February 3rd, 2021
February 2nd, 2021
- California State Worker Pay Database Updated With 2020 Wages, Overtime (column - Phillip Reese & Wes Venteicher / Sacramento Bee)
- Pension Bonds Will Remain in Vogue as Rates Stay Low, Experts Predict (Richard Williamson / The Bond Buyer)
- If You Want to Know What Worries Conservatives, Look at California. (op-ed - Bret Stephens / New York Times)
February 1st, 2021
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