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  • Three reasons to strengthen the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS)
    Three reasons to strengthen the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS)

    Based on recent capital market forecasts it appears likely that investment returns will face significant headwinds over the next decade and underperform relative to pension plan assumed rates of return.

    By Steven Gassenberger
    January 8, 2022

  • Backgrounder: Decriminalizing Entheogens in Michigan
    Backgrounder: Decriminalizing Entheogens in Michigan

    By Leonard Gilroy and Geoffrey Lawrence
    December 20, 2021

  • Infographic: K-12 Open Enrollment in South Carolina
    Infographic: K-12 Open Enrollment in South Carolina

    By Aaron Garth Smith
    December 2, 2021

  • Public Pension Glossary
    Public Pension Glossary

    Understand what pension terms and phrases mean

    July 1, 2021

  • How to Address Drivers’ Concerns About Toll Roads and Bridges
    How to Address Drivers’ Concerns About Toll Roads and Bridges

    State leaders need to address drivers' concerns about the tolls they pay and where the money goes.

    By Baruch Feigenbaum
    May 27, 2021

  • Cash Balance Retirement Plan Would Offer Texas Workers Guaranteed Retirement Benefits
    Cash Balance Retirement Plan Would Offer Texas Workers Guaranteed Retirement Benefits

    Both traditional defined benefit and cash balance retirement plan designs are examples of guaranteed return retirement plans that provide retirees a protected stream of lifetime income.

    By Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy
    May 21, 2021

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

    Only 14 percent of Texas new hires under 35 today are expected to serve a full career and receive an unreduced retirement benefit.

    By Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy
    May 21, 2021

  • How to Make Positive Changes to the South Carolina Retirement System
    How to Make Positive Changes to the South Carolina Retirement System

    This series of one-pagers aims to explain how a state can transition to a new retirement plan design, the benefits of expanding retirement plan choice for South Carolina's workers, and more.

    By Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy
    May 4, 2021

  • Florida Retirement Cost Increases Highlight the Need for Pension Reform
    Florida Retirement Cost Increases Highlight the Need for Pension Reform

    Florida legislators will have to address an additional $2.3 billion in FRS costs in the next eight years.

    By Steven Gassenberger
    April 14, 2021

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