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  • Pension Reform News: Reason analysis shows debt drives the rise in pension costs
    Pension Reform News: Reason analysis shows debt drives the rise in pension costs

    Plus: Ohio bill would advance shared pension responsibility, Florida has decades to go before fully funding benefits, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    November 25, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Reason’s annual report finds $1.5 trillion in aggregate pension debt
    Pension Reform News: Reason’s annual report finds $1.5 trillion in aggregate pension debt

    Plus: Undoing California's pension reforms could cost billions, what government worker reductions mean for pensions, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen and Mariana Trujillo
    October 30, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: How to properly structure a cash balance plan for public workers
    Pension Reform News: How to properly structure a cash balance plan for public workers

    Plus: Recommendations for Mississippi's Public Employees Retirement System, evaluating Oklahoma's defined contribution options, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    September 17, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Public pensions struggle to meet return assumptions
    Pension Reform News: Public pensions struggle to meet return assumptions

    Plus: California recruits and retains public workers without adding pension benefits, proxy voting undermines public pensions' responsibility to taxpayers, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    August 19, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Model legislation for modernized defined contribution retirement plans
    Pension Reform News: Model legislation for modernized defined contribution retirement plans

    Plus: Louisiana's teacher pension system needs reform, research shows public employees are not underpaid, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    July 17, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Updated report on pension debt
    Pension Reform News: Updated report on pension debt

    Plus: Threats to California's pension debt elimination plan, lawmakers should not use Colorado's pension for police funding, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    June 18, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Threats to California’s public pension reforms
    Pension Reform News: Threats to California’s public pension reforms

    Plus: Washington's unprecedented move will increase pension costs, San Diego needs to manage plan costs, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    May 19, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Mississippi reshapes public pension to address growing debt
    Pension Reform News: Mississippi reshapes public pension to address growing debt

    Plus: Reason's research on Alaska's retirement plan debate, North Carolina weighs taking more investment risks, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    April 16, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Florida’s proposed cost-of-living adjustment could cost $47 billion over 30 years
    Pension Reform News: Florida’s proposed cost-of-living adjustment could cost $47 billion over 30 years

    Plus: Undoing Alaska reforms would come with significant costs, Kansas considers modernizing retirement plan, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    March 20, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Alaska isn’t experiencing a public employee turnover crisis
    Pension Reform News: Alaska isn’t experiencing a public employee turnover crisis

    Plus: San Diego’s avoidable pension problem, an opportunity for public pensions to bolster long-term security, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    February 25, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Public pension debt rankings for state and local governments
    Pension Reform News: Public pension debt rankings for state and local governments

    Plus: California's underfunded pension dives further into investment risk, growing debt on health benefits owed to public workers, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    January 16, 2025

  • Pension Reform News: Michigan legislature pushes to undo pension reforms
    Pension Reform News: Michigan legislature pushes to undo pension reforms

    Plus, a webinar on pension trends and data, Pennsylvania considers increasing COLA benefits, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    December 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: How to structure an optional defined contribution government plan
    Pension Reform News: How to structure an optional defined contribution government plan

    Plus: Texas needs to reexamine law restricting firefighter pension reform, budget surpluses provide opportunity to reduce pension debt, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    November 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Report finds $1.59 trillion in public pension debt
    Pension Reform News: Report finds $1.59 trillion in public pension debt

    Plus: The case for Connecticut's fiscal guardrails, hybrid retirement plans are gaining traction, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    October 18, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: What today’s workers need from retirement plans
    Pension Reform News: What today’s workers need from retirement plans

    Plus: The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia needs more reforms, how pension debt impacts other government spending, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    September 19, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Most public employees leave before vesting in pension plans
    Pension Reform News: Most public employees leave before vesting in pension plans

    Plus: Georgia’s teacher pension system needs reform and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    August 21, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Contribution rates for teachers’ pensions in each state
    Pension Reform News: Contribution rates for teachers’ pensions in each state

    Plus, how the costs of of teacher pensions are shared by Michigan's state and local taxpayers.

    By Zachary Christensen
    July 24, 2024

  • Pension Reform News: Webinar on how pensions impact worker recruitment and retention
    Pension Reform News: Webinar on how pensions impact worker recruitment and retention

    Plus: Public pensions make risky private equity investments, the barriers to pension reform, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    June 20, 2024

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