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ORTA's Pension Defense Fund needs your help!
ORTA established the Pension Defense Fund to ensure it has the legal and professional resources necessary to continue its fight for...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Feb 10, 20241 min read
Ohio Gov. DeWine makes a change to teachers pension board - again
Gov. Mike DeWine is making another change to the State Teachers Retirement System, even as a lawsuit over his last switch is making its...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Feb 9, 20242 min read
Running out Steen clock
THE BLADE EDITORIAL BOARD A magistrate’s recommendation concluding that Gov. Mike DeWine usurped his authority by firing Wade Steen from...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Feb 8, 20242 min read
Magistrate recommends returning removed member to teachers' pension board
Gov. Mike DeWine did not have the authority to replace his investment expert on the board of trustees of the State Teachers Retirement...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Feb 7, 20241 min read
Ousted Ohio teachers’ pension fund board member reinstated after wrongful removal lawsuit
A progressive member who was removed from overseeing Ohio’s teacher retirement system has been reinstated to the board after taking his...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Feb 6, 20241 min read
Ohio Federation of Teachers endorses Michelle Flanigan for STRS Ohio Board
The Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) has endorsed Michelle Flanigan for a contributing (active) seat on the STRS Ohio Retirement Board....
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jan 27, 20241 min read
STRS Ohio pension is broken. Magistrate has had too long to rule on case that would fix it.
Dr. Robin Rayfield, Guest Columnist Columbus Dispatch Jan. 19, 2024 The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio continues to make state...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jan 19, 20242 min read
A ‘Shadow’ Lending Market in the U.S., Funded by Insurance Premiums
Apollo was the first to use annuities to build a major financing business. Others followed, driving the growth of the private lending...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jan 18, 20246 min read
Key board election could spur significant reform at Ohio State Teachers
Reinstating COLA, gutting investment staff and moving to index funds on the agenda Ohio State Teachers' Retirement System, Columbus,...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jan 13, 20241 min read
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