Public employee pension plans in the United States

U.S. public pension plans

Commentary Governance New York, Unions, Pensions
May 07 2026
Hochul’s Budget Standoff Hangs on Unions’ Outrageous $100B Pension Demand
By Ken Girardin Read More
Press Release Economics, Governance
Jun 06 2024
New Issue Brief: Time to Fix Underfunding of Public-Sector Pensions
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Commentary Governance, Governance, Education Pensions, Public Unions, Pre K-12
Jan 18 2019
The Los Angeles Teacher Strike Has a Huge Problem: Pensions
By Daniel DiSalvo Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Governance Pensions
Apr 28 2017
How Soaring Benefit Costs Are Coming Back To Haunt Gov't Workers
By Steven Malanga Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Governance, Education Public Unions, Pre K-12
Aug 14 2016
Teachers Union Declares War Against NJ's Sweeney
By Daniel DiSalvo Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Governance Pensions
May 06 2016
Congress Should Solve America's Pension Crisis
By Diana Furchtgott-Roth Read time 3 mins Read More
Commentary Cities, Cities New York City, Public Sector Reform
Mar 30 2016
A Health Benefit We Can't Afford: Retiree Medical Expenses Are Busting the City's Budget
By Stephen Eide, Daniel DiSalvo Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Education, Governance, Governance, Education Pre K-12, Pensions, Public Unions, Pre K-12
Oct 24 2015
Teacher Pension Rules Heavily Favor Longevity
By Josh B. McGee, Marcus A. Winters Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Governance, Governance, Governance, Cities, Cities Pensions, Public Unions, Tax & Budget, Public Sector Reform
Aug 28 2015
It's the Politics, Stupid: The Limits of Pension Reform
By Daniel DiSalvo Read time 3 mins Read More
Commentary Cities, Governance Public Sector Reform, Pensions
Jun 15 2015
Pension Tidal Wave is About to Crash Down on Taxpayers
By Steven Malanga Read time 15 mins Read More