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Dean Dennis
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Join date: Sep 11, 2026
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Aug 19, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Four months ago, I made a simple request to the Board or STRS staff. I am still waiting for a response.
Let me give you an example: the STRS actuary states there is $1.3 billion available for bonuses; a 2% COLA costs $ 0.8 billion, and the Board doesn’t provide a 2% COLA. How does ORTA explain that to our members?
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Jun 26, 2026 ∙ 1 min
“On whose legal advice are you following when the board’s actuary determines that you have the monies to grant a one-time 2% COLA, but you don’t follow the language in ORC 3307.67 and grant the COLA?”
Dean Dennis, ORTA Executive Board Chair, addressed the STRS Ohio Board on June 25, 2026. The National Retired Teachers Association was founded in 1947. The Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association, ORTA, was founded in 1949. Our organization is 77 years old. Both organizations were founded to advocate for retired teachers and ensure they had a voice at the state legislative and state board levels. At the state level, ORTA is well aware that Ohio’s legislators are either blind, deaf, or...
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May 20, 2026 ∙ 2 min
On whose legal advice are you following when the board’s actuary determines that you have the monies to grant a one-time 2% COLA, but you don’t follow the language in ORC 3307.67 and grant the COLA?
It’s disappointing that the Ohio Legislature wasn’t held to its own language more than a decade and a half ago. The only worse thing than making such a huge mistake that harms so many people is failing to address and correct it. Now is the time for us all to hold those in power accountable with our voice and vote.
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