Corvallis Gazette Times We suppose we should be grateful that the Oregon Legislature has even acknowledged the slow-motion crisis that is the Public Employees Retirement System. The problem is that [...]
By Nigel Jacquiss | Willamette Week The Oregon Senate today passed Senate Bill 1049, a measure aimed at reducing the current cost of paying down the state's unfunded public pension [...]
By Jeff Mapes | OPB A controversial bill to reduce the skyrocketing costs of Oregon’s public pension system narrowly passed the state Senate Thursday as lawmakers debated the fairness of [...]
By Ted Sickinger | The Oregonian/Oregonlive The Oregon Senate suspended its rules on Thursday to rush a vote on Democratic leaders’ plan to rein in public employers’ rapidly increasing pension [...]
By Mark Garber Portland Tribune The most immediate action needed is passage of Senate Bill 1049, which would be a solid first step in addressing PERS. The bill is supported [...]
The Oregonian By Ted Sickinger Democrats appear to have lined up resigned support among business groups and public employers for their strategy to rein in the escalating costs of Oregon’s [...]
Corvallis Gazette Times One of the common themes you heard last week as teachers across Oregon rallied for a proposed tax on business that's projected to raise $1 billion a [...]
KOBI-TV News By Devin Gooden MEDFORD, Ore – The Medford city council is planning to draft and vote on a resolution to help reduce the cost of PERS for public [...]
Bend Bulletin By Knute Buehler Last week’s education rallies raise important questions about our K-12 education system. Despite years of growing frustration, little progress has been made. This is due, [...]
May 11, 2019 Contact: Tim Nesbitt, 503-780-8865 Statement Regarding the Legislature’s Proposed PERS Reform Package (SB 1049-1) We are encouraged that the Legislature is finally stepping up to address the [...]
