Public pensions having a brutal 2022
Public pensions lost a median of 7.9% from fiscal year 2021 to 2022, their worst performance since 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
States owe nearly a trillion dollars in liabilities on top of unfunded pensions, report shows
Unfunded state debt for things like retired public employees health care coverage continues to balloon to an unsustainable level, according to a new report.
Unfunded state pension liabilities grow to $8.28 trillion
Unfunded state pension liabilities have climbed to $8.28 trillion, or nearly $25,000 for every person in the United States, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
John Klar: Depoliticizing Vermont’s pension funding
Vermonters must come together on the math and find ways to fund realistic promises to our public servants, who are torn in a tug of war between bureaucrats and taxpayers. We must find nonpartisan solutions before this crisis becomes intractable.
New Hampshire pension fund navigates through stock market volatility
The pension fund, which was valued at $11.5 billion as of March 31, has seen few gains over the past nine months amid volatility in the stock market, the report shows. “Market volatility is always an issue,” Karlon said. “That’s why over the past 10 years NHRS have lowered their assumptions.”
John Klar: Vermont’s ongoing pension saga
Vermont finally undertook to shore up its underfunded, overpromising pensions system in Act 114. Unfortunately, vulnerabilities have exposed the pensions system to a profound blow in the recent stock market slide — the Act 114 “fix” will not come close to fixing this problem.
Bill Huff: Fixing Vermont’s pension crisis will require two key steps
A Defined Benefit Plan freeze must be implemented. This means no more plan participants will be admitted into the plan. Concurrent with the freeze, a Defined Contribution Plan would be offered to not only new hires, but also to existing Defined Benefit Plan participants.
Gov. Scott vetoes pension reform bill, despite likely override
“I have been clear it does not include enough structural change to solve the enormous unfunded liability problems the State faces. I offered balanced solutions, which were disregarded.”
Paul Dame: The problem with pensions is the pension system is patently unsustainable
Union representatives will tell workers that they “avoid the risk” by having a pension instead of a defined contribution plan, like a 401k. What Governor Scott and Republicans want is just to give our state employees a choice.
Governor continues push for conservative budget, focus on pensions amid unstable economy
The governor once again is urging lawmakers to consider his warning about unstable economic times that are pressing Vermonters as they decide what to do with a state budget that includes billions in federal assistance.
Roll Call: Senate chooses tentative approach on pension reform
The purpose of S.286 was to reduce the $3 billion deficit in the state’s public employee and teacher retirement funds, with that stated goal of making the pensions 90% funded.
Flemming: Vermont pensioners take their money elsewhere
The reality is that a substantial portion of pensioners have left our state for better climates, and it simply cannot be claimed that the pension checks they’re cashing somehow benefit the Vermont economy.