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Pew Study Finds 61 Cities' Retirement Systems Face $217 Billion Gap
Sixty-one key cities across America have emerged from the Great Recession with a gap of more than $217 billion between what they had promised their workers in pensions and retiree health care and what they had saved to pay that bill, according to a report released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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Pew Study Finds Shortfall in States' Retirement Systems Has Grown To At Least $1.38 Trillion
The gap between the promises states have made for public employees’ retirement benefits and the money they have set aside grew to at least $1.38 trillion in fiscal year 2010, resulting in a nine percent increase in one year, according to a report released by the Pew Center on the States. more
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Experts Discuss State Pension and Retiree Health Care Costs
Experts explore the long-term challenges of public sector retirement costs at a Pew Center on the States conference. more
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Many States Fail to Measure Performance of Transportation Dollars
States spent an estimated $131 billion on transportation in fiscal year 2010, but many cannot answer critical questions about what returns this investment is generating, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States and the Rockefeller Foundation. more
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Pew Study Finds Shortfall in States’ Retirement Systems
The gap between the promises states have made for public employees’ retirement benefits and the money they have set aside grew to at least $1.26 trillion in fiscal year 2009, resulting in a 26 percent increase in one year, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States. more
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WLRN Public Radio: Florida Is Looking at a Budget Surplus Next Year
Florida lawmakers are doing something they haven't done in years: adding money to state programs. more
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Pension Shortfalls Force States to Consider Cutting Benefits
Pew Center on the States Research Director Kil Huh discusses the challenges states face in funding retirement benefit promises and the reforms states have enacted to address these challenges.
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Many States Are Cutting Back on Benefits Promised to Public Employees, Sparking a Political Debate
In the state of Illinois’ current economic climate, it is important to help businesses create and retain jobs needed to revitalize our economy. But there must be assurances the state is making responsible investments. We must critically examine economic development tools currently being used to ensure state dollars are being used efficiently and that taxpayers are getting the best return on every incentive.
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Teachers Reflect on State Worker Pension Reform
Many states are cutting back on benefits promised to public employees, sparking a political debate.more -
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Pew Center Report on State Tax Incentives
The Pew Center on the States on Thursday released a report critical of the efforts by most states and Washington, D.C., to track the performance of corporate tax subsidies. Pew researchers found that no state was doing it all it could, but broke the states up into three broad groups based on their efforts. more
