Time to eat our spinach. PERS Board must lower assumed rate of return and raise employer rates.
Here is a transcript of my remarks to […]
City Of Eugene: Payroll Tax Must Not Hit Low and Middle Incomes
To the Eugene City Council:
You must reconsider the new payroll […]
Oregon’s Top 1 Percent Should Fund Entire School Tax
An Open Letter to the Oregon Legislature
Dear Legislators:
You must reconsider […]
Tax Proposal Must Not Let Wealthy Off the Hook
The Oregon Legislature appears ready to pass new taxes to […]
PERS Board Stares Into the Abyss
The PERS Board received some very bad news in January. […]
PERS Solutions for Public Services: Blue Ribbon Group Proposes 7 Sensible Solutions to Address PERS Crisis
If you have not yet heard of the group PERS […]
PERS Investment Returns Headed for Big Decline, Unfunded Liability Headed Way Up
The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF) has been cruising […]
Investment Council Removes OPERF Investment History from Website. Let the Self-Serving Reports Begin.
The body was scarcely cold, but it got a quick […]
Why the PERS Unfunded Liability Doesn’t Matter
If you are like most people in Oregon, including state […]
Board Policies, Complacent Investment Council Fuel PERS Cost Increases
It was very disappointing to see no mention in Kate […]