How Much Money Have the Top 25 Pension Funds Lost Since “Liberation Day”?
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Last week, Equable released an issue brief estimating the total losses of the Top 25 pension investment funds in 2025 (through April 8th), following the […]
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ISSUE BRIEFS | Pension Challenges Facing Illinois
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Today, Equable Institute issued complementary briefs on two important pension issues facing the state of Illinois. The first brief assesses proposed improvements to Tier 2 […]
Tier 5 was Adopted in Mississippi. What Should Happen Next?
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With $26 billion in unfunded liabilities and inadequate benefits for workers, it is undeniable that Mississippi needs to improve how it manages the Mississippi Public Employees […]
Mississippi Senate Bill 2439: Retirement Security Policy Scorecard
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Mississippi is considering changes to its retirement plan provisions for the Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System (MSPERS), as presented in Senate Bill 2439. The bill, […]
BRIEF | Connecting the Dots on Disconnected Youth in Connecticut
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Equable Institute has released a new brief showing a relationship between the state’s investment in teacher retirement and the percentage of disconnected youth in Connecticut […]
Pension Plan Funded Ratio Rankings 2024
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The funded status for state and local pension plans improved in 2024, propelled forward by solid financial market performance. Yet, public pension plans are still […]
Press Release: Connecticut’s Teacher Pension Financing Reinforces Inequity
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RELEASE: CT’s Teacher Pension Financing Reinforces Inequity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: sam@equable.org nicki@goodpolicypartners.com November 14, 2024 —Equable Institute has released a report highlighting how […]
Who Benefits?
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The State of Connecticut is subsidizing school districts by directly paying for all costs of teacher pensions. This Per Pupil Pension Subsidy allocates more dollars […]
Public Pension Debt Paralysis Persists
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State and local governments paid a record amount into their public retirement systems in 2023 — 30.4% of the salaries paid to public workers, or […]
State of Pensions 2024
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