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Montana Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Pension Solvency Analysis

Montana Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Pension Solvency Analysis

By Leonard Gilroy, Swaroop Bhagavatula, Jen Sidorova and Steven Gassenberger

How did Montana’s Teacher Retirement System (TRS) go from a $500 million surplus to over $1.96 billion in debt? How will it affect taxpayers?

Montana Public Employee Retirement System (MPERS) Pension Solvency Analysis

Montana Public Employee Retirement System (MPERS) Pension Solvency Analysis

By Jen Sidorova, Swaroop Bhagavatula, Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy

Pension Reform Newsletter: Using Marijuana Revenue to Pay Pension Debt, Pension Reforms in Florida and North Dakota, and More

Pension Reform Newsletter: Using Marijuana Revenue to Pay Pension Debt, Pension Reforms in Florida and North Dakota, and More

By Zachary Christensen

Testimony: Legislation in Montana Would Use Marijuana Tax Revenue to Pay for Pensions

Testimony: Legislation in Montana Would Use Marijuana Tax Revenue to Pay for Pensions

By Steven Gassenberger and Geoffrey Lawrence

Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Costs Are Affecting California Classrooms, Why The Florida Retirement System Needs Changes, and More

Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Costs Are Affecting California Classrooms, Why The Florida Retirement System Needs Changes, and More

By Alix Ollivier

Pension Reform Newsletter: Examining Private Equity in Public Pension Investments, the Growth of Pension Debt in 2020, and More

Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

Public Pension Plans’ Funded Ratios Have Been Declining for Years

Data Visualization by Jordan Campbell

Map: Comparing State Pension Plans’ Assumed Rates of Return

Data Visualization by Truong Bui and Zachary Christensen

Assessing the Financial Sustainability of Montana’s Largest Public Pension Systems

Policy Study by Truong Bui, Andrew Abbott and Steven Gassenberger

Federal Court Upholds Chattanooga COLA Adjustments

Commentary by Daniel Takash

Ranking of State Finances Offers Insight on Public Pension Debt

Commentary by Truong Bui

Pension Reform Data Visualization

Public Pension Plans Need to Put a Year of Good Investment Returns In Perspective

Data Visualization by Truong Bui and Jordan Campbell

How State Pension Funding Ratios Have Declined Over Time

Data Visualization by Jordan Campbell and Zachary Christensen

Analysis of Florida’s Pension Investment Performance and Future Outlook Reveal Need for Reform

Data Visualization by Jordan Campbell

Pension Reform Policy Studies

Quickly Paying Down Arizona Pension Debt Is a Win for the State’s Taxpayers

Backgrounder by Leonard Gilroy

Cash Balance Retirement Plan Would Offer Texas Workers Guaranteed Retirement Benefits

Backgrounder by Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy

How Would Senate Bill 321 Effect Texas’ Public Employee Recruitment and Retention

Backgrounder by Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy

Pension Reform Newsletters

Pension Reform Newsletter: Landmark Reform in Texas, How Annuities Can Improve Retirement Offerings, and More

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

Pension Reform Newsletter: Texas Legislature Approves Pension Reform, Retirement Choice in South Carolina, and More

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

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