• St. Louis Firefighters Vote to Hire Lawyer Regarding Mayor's Pension Bills
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   St. Louis   |   March 21, 2012
• Five trustees voted to hire a lawyer to potentially sue the city if one of Mayor Francis Slay's pension overhaul bills to control and reduce pensions goes into effect.

• 'New Normal' Budgeting for 2013
• BY: Girard Miller   |   March 15, 2012
• Tax revenues are up, but deferred costs are waiting to be paid.
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• Giant California Pension Fund Expects Lower Investment Return
• BY: The Associated Press   |   California   |   March 15, 2012
• The nation's largest public pension fund lowered its forecast Wednesday for investment returns and asked the state of California, school districts and local governments to increase contributions — a move that could siphon more money from basic services.

• Scandals Spur Action on Pension Forfeitures
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   February 29, 2012
• Should convicted public workers keep their pensions? States typically ask that question only after a high-profile scandal. Check out this map to see which states have forfeiture laws.
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• Courts Block Efforts at Public Pension Change
• BY: Stateline   |   February 15, 2012
• Two judges have ruled that their states cannot make existing employees contribute more toward their retirement benefits.
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• 2011: The Bad Year That Wasn’t
• BY: John E. Petersen   |   January 2012
• In this Public Finance column, John E. Petersen says that despite dire forecasts, states and localities paid their debts on time and in full.

• Texas Gov. Rick Perry Double Dips State Salary and Pension
• BY: The Associated Press   |   Texas   |   December 16, 2011
• A personal financial disclosure form that presidential candidates are required to file shows that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is collecting his $7,700 monthly state pension.
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• GASB's New Hornet's Nest: 'Economic Condition' Reporting
• BY: Girard Miller   |   December 15, 2011
• Should financial projections be "required supplementary information"?
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• Rhode Island's Landmark Pension Reforms
• BY: Girard Miller   |   December 8, 2011
• In this column by Public Money author Girard Miller, he writes about how newly enacted pension reforms will test contract law.
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• California Court Vests Retirees' Medical Benefits
• BY: Girard Miller   |   December 8, 2011
• The decision sends the Orange County case back to federal court.
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• Will Pension Plans Run Out of Money?
• BY: Girard Miller   |   December 8, 2011
• A new research report using GASB proposed metrics reveals risks of "depletion."
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• R.I. Pension Vote Shows Changing Political Times
• BY: Stateline   |   December 8, 2011
• How did an overwhelmingly Democratic state legislature and a union-backed governor come to approve the toughest public pension cuts in the nation?
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• Retiree Groups Promise Political Fallout for Mich. Pension Tax
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Michigan   |   December 2, 2011
• Groups representing Michigan's public and private retirees continued to push their opposition to a new pension tax policy approved this year, threatening political repercussions in the next election for legislators who supported the tax.
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• Slaying the OPEB Dragon
• BY: Girard Miller   |   December 2011
• Retiree medical costs can be tamed, but it requires effort. Some solutions are obvious, others are at the cutting edge of innovation.
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• Wis. Legislation Would Restrict Rehired Retirees from Receiving Pensions
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Wisconsin   |   November 18, 2011
• Legislation under consideration in Wisconsin would prohibit retired public workers who are rehired from collecting their pension along with a paycheck.
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