• Paying for Performance at the Top
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   November 14, 2011
• In a time of layoffs and pay freezes for public workers, it’s easy to criticize bonuses for executives who manage billions in public assets. But that doesn’t mean bonuses are a bad idea.
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• Pension Prop 13
• BY: Girard Miller   |   November 10, 2011
• California’s pension hawks file a detailed, alternative plan to the governor's that builds on his proposals.
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• San Francisco Voters Approve Pension Cutbacks
• BY: Stateline   |   November 10, 2011
• A coalition of business and labor groups won passage of a ballot measure reducing pension benefits. The question is how far it will go in solving the city's serious long-term pension problems.

• Editorial Round-Up: Collective Bargaining And Pension Reform
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   November 2, 2011
• The nation's newspapers took a hard look at collective bargaining and pension reform on their editorial pages.

• Wis. Legislature Reexamines Policy Of Rehiring Retired Public Employees
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Wisconsin   |   November 2, 2011
• Wisconsin lawmakers are examining the state's policy toward rehiring retired public workers.
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• Changes To Massachusetts Pensions Would Raise Retirement Age
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Massachusetts   |   November 1, 2011
• Changes to the Massachusetts pension system would raise the state employee retirement age.

• Pensions Threaten to Sink Cities
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   November 2011
• Pension problems at the state level have been grabbing headlines for some time, but many experts believe the real trouble is at the local level.
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• Ill. Legislators Take Aim At Pension Loopholes
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   October 13, 2011
• Illinois lawmakers are pushing for reforms that would prevent union leaders from taking advantage of loopholes in the state's pension policy.

• The Worst Pension Gap
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   October 12, 2011
• Think the states’ $1 trillion retirement-fund shortfall is bad? One federal pension system’s funding gap dwarfs that scary figure.
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• New Pension Accounting Rules Roll Out
• BY: Girard Miller   |   October 2011
• The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released new rules that are expected to become final next year.
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• Were Connecticut Workers Duped?
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   September 2011
• State union leaders blamed a conservative organization for intentionally spreading misinformation about a labor agreement -- one that was voted down by workers.

• Bonds Trump Pensions in Rhode Island
• BY: Girard Miller   |   August 11, 2011
• A new law puts investors first -- to save the system.
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• Light at the End of a Scandal
• BY: Alan Greenblatt   |   August 2011
• After six were indicted for underfunding San Diego’s pension system, the city made some changes to close deficits with the unions on their side.

• Sharing More Pension Data with Investors
• BY: Girard Miller   |   August 2011
• Public employers will think twice about future benefit increases if laws require more disclosure.
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• The Pension-Reform Imperative
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   July 19, 2011
• Overhauling public-sector retirement funds for sustainability is a political swamp. But failing to act now would be catastrophic.
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