Brown has seven-step education policy agenda
Portland Tribune – Paris Achen At 77 percent, Oregon has one of the worst on-time graduation rates in the nation and one of the shortest school years, according to federal statistics.…
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Huxley: PERS is killing Curry County
Curry Coastal Pilot – Jane Stebbins Curry County Commissioner Tom Huxley wrote in an email Tuesday he didn’t approve of the new contract forged with Service Employees International Union (SEIU)…
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National Study Finds Oregon A Big Spender On Teacher Benefits
OPB – Rob Manning Benefits for current and retired teachers get a bigger share of education spending in Oregon than they do almost anywhere else, according to a new analysis…
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League of Cities sets goals for 2019 session
Cottage Grove Sentinel – Caitlyn May The League of Oregon Cities has announced its legislative priorities for the 2019 legislative session. The annoucement comes weeks after the league asked cities…
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PERS debate an essential ingredient in race for governor
The Register-Guard In this fall’s gubernatorial campaign, the candidates, and Oregonians, have an ideal chance to debate in detail the hugely expensive Public Employees Retirement System that is one of…
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Editorial: PERS is no ordinary 401(k)
The Bend Bulletin You may have heard the talk: The state’s Public Employees Retirement System’s benefits for its newest members are not much more than a 401(k), the defined-contribution plan…
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Local business group discusses upcoming legislative session
The Outlook – Christopher Keizur Experts expect cap-and-trade, state budget to take center stage for Oregon politicians The two things guaranteed to be discussed during the 2019 Oregon legislative session…
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Oregon’s $22 billion pension hole: How did we get here?
(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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PERS: 10 questions to the outgoing chair of Oregon’s public pension system
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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Editorial: Examining the ebb tide in initiatives
Albany Democratic-Herald – Mike McInally Oregon voters will face just five statewide ballot issues in the November election, the lowest number in nearly four decades and a surprising development in a…
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