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Category Archives: Media
Carraher talks retirement security on radio show
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Executive Director Karen Carraher answered questions about retirement security and other issues recently on a call-in radio show in Columbus. Carraher was joined on the April 2 edition of the “All Sides with Ann Fisher” … Continue reading
Commentary questions DB plans, public-sector pay
An opinion piece published this week in the Wall Street Journal questioned the defined benefit pension model and cited Ohio as a state where “public-sector pay has been a major issue.” Written by Andrew Biggs and Jason Richwine of the … Continue reading
OPERS remains stable and secure
A commentary that appeared in the Youngstown Vindicator on Dec. 18 incorrectly leaves readers with the impression that Ohio’s public pension systems are failing. That notion is simply untrue. While the column, titled “Public pensions in free fall,” is mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Media, Pension Reform, Pensions
Tagged Ohio PERS, OPERS, pension reform, retirement security, Vindicator
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OPERS has no intention of requesting ‘bailout’
For more than 75 years OPERS has provided retirement security for public-sector workers while operating lawfully according to state and federal statutes. While contribution levels from employees and employers have changed gradually throughout the years, we have never needed, nor … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Media, Pension Reform, Pensions
Tagged Dayton Daily News, Ohio PERS, OPERS, pension reform, pensions, taxpayer contributions
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Op-ed’s viewpoint doesn’t reflect OPERS experience
In an op-ed article in Sunday’s Columbus Dispatch, the Buckeye Institute made several comments on the way public pension systems operate that do not reflect the way that OPERS operates and complies with law. Based in Columbus, the Institute has … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Pension Reform, Pensions, Research
Tagged Buckeye Institute, Columbus Dispatch, Ohio PERS, OPERS, pension reform
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