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David Pepper's full WHITEBOARD explaining the outrageous years-long attack on STRS Ohio Board elections
STRS Ohio Board member Rudy Fichtenbaum, and former Board member Wade Steen, are incurring legal fees, defending themselves against the...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jul 31 min read


Exclusive: Dr. Amy Acton on the Ohio Budget, Public Ed and the Teachers’ Pension Coup
" They may have unleased a much bigger force than they even understand." - David Pepper Both the federal and state (Ohio) budgets are a...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jul 21 min read


Despite campaign from teachers, DeWine leaves pension changes in budget
Colleen Marshall reports on the overhaul of STRS Ohio Board. Despite a weekend-long email and telephone campaign from Ohio teachers and...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jul 11 min read


WHITEBOARD: The politicians’ pension coup in Ohio
Disenfranchising 500,000 teachers and retirees through an overnight coup Yes, there are a lot of horrible things happening in politics at...
David Pepper
Jul 12 min read


When everyday people finally start to get some power...they work to strip away those gains by simply changing the rules...In this case, eliminating the elections.
David Pepper talks about the hostile takeover of the STRS Ohio Retirement Board and Rep. Adam Bird's amendement to H.B. 96 to remove...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 301 min read


Who wrote Section 733.90 of H.B. 96 to change the makeup of the STRS Ohio Board?
The office of the contributing member of the Board...is abolished... The office of the retired member of the Board...is abolished......
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 281 min read


Stop the Midnight Massacre of our pension system!
Contact Governor DeWine today! The Ohio Budget Bill (H.B. No. 96) is currently on the Governor's desk waiting for his signature. Feel...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 272 min read


Rep. Brennan Criticizes STRS Board Overhaul as Undemocratic, Unvetted
This is not reform—it’s a power grab,” said Rep. Brennan. COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma), a retired public school...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 262 min read


Ohio lawmakers make last-minute teachers pension change to state budget
I would call it a sleazy political stunt in in the dead of night,” Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association Executive Director Robin...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 262 min read
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