PERA deserves an earful on its listening tour

Members and non-members alike should be prepared to ask PERA’s board some tough questions about their credibility.
Mismanaged pension funds are imperiling state budgets

As the looming public pension storm gathers strength, debate is expanding past technical matters and into the governance structures of taxpayer-funded pension plans. The problems that beset our public pensions are not the result of random chance, evil spirits, or swamp gas. They are the result of conscious decisions made by human beings.