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Dave Yost to receive public pension during second term as Ohio attorney general
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Attorney General Dave Yost is drawing from his retirement account with the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) while being paid as an active… Read More

Ohio teachers’ pension fund loses money, gives ‘performance incentives’ to investment staff
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio has voted to pay nearly $10 million in what it’s calling “performance incentives” to around 90 investment… Read More

Kentucky House Panel Advances Bevin-Backed Pension Bill
By: Bruce Schreiner | Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s pension-relief proposal won approval from a legislative committee on Saturday, clearing its first hurdle of the mid-summer special session. The House State… Read More

Judge: Pension Plan Analysis Wrongfully Withheld from Public
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge says a financial analysis of Gov. Matt Bevin’s original plan to revamp public pensions was wrongfully withheld from public release under the open… Read More

GOP Leaders: Bevin Lacks Votes to Pass Pension Bill in House
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Some top Republican lawmakers in Kentucky say GOP Gov. Matt Bevin hasn’t lined up enough votes yet to pass his pension bill in an expected special… Read More

Report: Pensions Fuel Kentucky’s $54 Billion Debt
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is more than $54 billion in debt, with estimated unfunded retirement benefits accounting for more than 80 percent of that figure. Republican Auditor Mike Harmon… Read More

Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law That Sparked Teacher Protests
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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The decision is a major victory for state employees, as well as for state Attorney General Andy Beshear as he runs to unseat Gov. Matt Bevin, who championed the controversial law.

Miners Urge Congressional Action On Pensions, Black Lung Fund
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Retired coal miners and coal community activists are on Capitol Hill this week urging action on two important issues for miners: pensions and black lung benefits. Advocates say funds supporting… Read More

Kentucky Judge Strikes Down New Pension Overhaul Law
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge has struck down a new public pension overhaul law that angered thousands of teachers who marched on the state Capitol and closed dozens… Read More