April 2020

What Role Should the Federal Government Play in Addressing State and Municipal Pension Debts?

April 30, 2020
Chad Aldeman
Hear from a range of perspectives on what role the federal government should play in addressing state and municipal pension debt.
Funding
Legal Issues
State Pension Plans
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Pension Plans Have Not "Flattened the Curve" of Unfunded Liabilities

April 27, 2020
Chad Aldeman
California pension plans have not yet flattened the growth of unfunded liabilities. Workers and taxpayers will suffer the consequences.
Funding
State Pension Plans
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America’s Hidden Education Funding Cuts

April 21, 2020
Anthony Randazzo
The share of state education spending going to pension costs nearly doubled from 2001 to 2018.
Funding
State Pension Plans
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In the Wake of the Coronavirus, States Should Learn From Nebraska

April 13, 2020
Chad Aldeman
Nebraska provides a portable, generous retirement plan to its state employees. Its teachers? Not so much.
Alternative Models
State Pension Plans
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Pensions are Strangling Illinois’ Education Budgets

April 3, 2020
Chad Aldeman
Illinois is spending more on pension costs than it is on K-12 or higher education.
Funding
State Pension Plans
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