(First in an occasional series) The most frequently asked questions about the financial fiasco in Oregon’s public pension system are: What happened? Why did it happen? Who created this mess?…
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Ted Sickinger | The Oregonian/OregonLive John Thomas, a Eugene financial consultant who has chaired the board of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System for the past six years, ran his…
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The Oregonian – Ted Sickinger This is a weekly Q&A focused on the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System. Got a question? Submit it to politics@oregonian.com. Q: How many members are…
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OPB – Jeff Makes On the campaign trail, Gov. Kate Brown and state Rep. Knute Buehler have settled into a predictable routine when asked about Oregon’s troubled public pension system, PERS.…
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The Bend Bulletin – Gary A. Warner SALEM — Six years after their last electoral battle, Kate Brown and Knute Buehler are back on the ballot together. In 2012, it…
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The Capital Insider – Claire Withycombe SALEM — The state’s public pension agency isn’t prepared for a major disaster like an earthquake or flood, and Oregonians’ personal information could be…
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Editor’s note: This is a weekly Q&A focused on the Oregon Public Employee Retirement System. Got a question? Submit it to politics@oregonian.com. Q: How many PERS retirees are there? A:…
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Ted Sickinger | The Oregonian/OregonLive Perhaps few issues more starkly delineate the views of Kate Brown and Knute Buehler in this fall’s gubernatorial election than Oregon’s public pension system. Though…
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The Oregonian – Ted Sickinger As Oregon schools, municipalities and public agencies face another major increase in public pension costs come July, some are considering a risky solution. Issuing more…
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The Oregonian – Ted Sickinger Editor’s note: This is a weekly Q&A focused on the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System. Got a question? Submit it to politics@oregonian.com. Q: How many…
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A trio of sponsors—state Rep. Julie Parrish (R-West Linn), former Rep. Mark Johnson (R-Hood River) and Kim Sordyl, a Portland lawyer and education activist—want to put a measure on the…
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A trio of sponsors—state Rep. Julie Parrish (R-West Linn), former Rep. Mark Johnson (R-Hood River) and Kim Sordyl, a Portland lawyer and education activist—want to put a measure on the…
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