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Four elephants in the room...
Dean Dennis, Founder of the STRS Ohio Watchdogs, addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on March 19, 2025. Regarding...
Dean Dennis
Mar 21, 20252 min read
Ohio lawmakers may remove teachers' pension board voting powers as chaos continues
After watching the dysfunction at the Ohio retired teachers' pension fund for nearly a year, lawmakers are grappling with how to curb...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Mar 17, 20251 min read
Senate Bill 69 - Legislators, Pay Attention!
It’s time to care and do what is right. We need urgent reforms to ensure that the pension system is sustainable and fair for all parties...
Dean Dennis
Feb 23, 20254 min read
STRS Ohio Board Minutes - Archive
Did you know that the STRS Ohio Watchdogs has compiled an archive of STRS Ohio Board Minutes from Feb 2016 to the present? We will...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Feb 17, 20251 min read
Wade Steen: Recent court documents
Recent court documents in State of Ohio v. Wade Steen and Dr. Rudy Fichtenbaum (CASE NO. 24CV003862) Wade Steen v. G. Brent Bishop, et al...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Feb 13, 20251 min read
On a Mission From God: Inside the Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools
A nationwide movement has funnelled taxpayer money to private institutions, eroding the separation between church and state. In Ohio, a...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jan 14, 202524 min read
Editorial: ESG not enough
Ohio Republican lawmakers and the DeWine administration aren’t totally ignoring the investment practices of the state’s five public...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Dec 28, 20242 min read
ORTA endorses Fichtenbaum, Harkness, and Smith for STRS Ohio Retirement Board
In spring 2025, STRS Ohio will hold an election for two contributing member seats and one retired member seat on the STRS Ohio Retirement...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Dec 22, 20242 min read
Blade Editorial: Follow reformers’ lead
While reform board members of the State Teachers of Retirement System of Ohio have not fully implemented transparency of investments and...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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