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July 16th, 2010

• Pittsburgh's Plan to Lease Parking to Fund Pension System to Get Public Airings (Adam Brandolph / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

July 7th, 2010

• Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania Debates Pension for Police Chief (Amanda Christman / Standard Speaker)

July 2nd, 2010

• Increased Public Pension Contributions Could Spike Pennsylvania's Property Tax Bills (WGAL-TV)

June 29th, 2010

• Pennsylvania's Cities Overwhelmed by Economic Downturn and Debt (Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post)

June 25th, 2010

• Franklin County, Pennsylvania's School Districts Face Pension Crisis (Keith Paradise / Public Opinion Online)

June 23rd, 2010

• No COLAs on Pennsylvania's State Pensions (editorial - Republican-Herald)

June 20th, 2010

• Should Pennsylvania's Public Sector Be Immune to the Downsizing Occurring in the Private Sector? (Matthew J. Brouillette / Commonwealth Foundation)

June 18th, 2010

• Pennsylvania Governor's $52 Billion Pension 'Reform' Represents a Doubling-Down on Generational Theft (Richard C. Dreyfuss / Commonwealth Foundation)

June 17th, 2010

• 196 Pittsburgh Public Employees' Pay Tops $100,000 (Bill Vidonic / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
• Pennsylvania House Passes Pension Reform (Debra Erdley / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

June 14th, 2010

• Pennsylvania Politicians, Teachers Debate Solution to Looming Pension Crisis (Sara K. Satullo / Express-Times)

June 10th, 2010

• Philadelphia City Council OKs 2-Tiered Pension System for Some Employees (Mike Dunn / KYW News Radio)

June 2nd, 2010

• Pennsylvania's Teacher Pension Fund Is Coming Up Way Short: Taxpayers Likely to End Up Footing the Bill (Dan Berrett / Pocono Record)
• Pennsylvania Congressional Candidate Addresses 'Pension Tsunami' (Chris English / Bucks County Courier Times)

May 18th, 2010

• Pennsylvania's Pension Crisis: Taxpayers to Face Painful Reality (Greta Cuyler and Mary E. Young / Reading Eagle)

May 3rd, 2010

• Pennsylvania Taxpayers Will Be Hit With Higher Property Taxes to Help Fund Pension Systems (Walt Frank / Altoona Mirror)

April 28th, 2010

• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Council Told to Consider Bankruptcy (Dunstan McNichol / Bloomberg)

April 27th, 2010

• Delco, Pennsylvania's Schools Are Running Out of Money for Pensions (Susan Serbin / Daily Times)

April 26th, 2010

• 'Day of Reckoning' Expected for Pennsylvania Public Pension Plans (Debra Erdley / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

April 20th, 2010

• Why Erie, Pennsylvania's Public Employees Pay Less for Health Care, Pensions Than Private Sector (David Bruce - Erie Times-News)

April 15th, 2010

• Pennsylvania Schools Face Mounting Pension Crisis (Chauncey Ross / Indiana Gazette)

April 14th, 2010

• VIDEO: Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidate Jack Wagner Discusses the Statewide Pension Crisis (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

April 5th, 2010

• Are Pennsylvania's Public Pensions Becoming a Financial Suicide Pact? (pdf - Eric Montarti and Jake Haulk / Allegheny Institute)
• Lebanon County, Pennsylvania's Schools Brace for 'Pension Tsunami' (Brad Rhen / Lebanon Daily News)

April 1st, 2010

• Pittsburgh's Pension Liability Slips in at Under $1 Billion (Jeremy Boren / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
• 3 Reasons Public Sector Workers Are Killing the Economy; Pittsburgh Is Bankrupt (blog - Mike Shedlock / Mish's Trends)

March 31st, 2010

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Pension Liability Hits $1 Billion (Jeremy Boren / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
• Pittsburgh City Council Wary of Parking-Pension Plan (Rich Lord / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

March 29th, 2010

• New Jersey Shows Pennsylvania That Public Pension Reform Isn't Impossible (editorial - Scranton Times-Tribune)

March 22nd, 2010

• Pennsylvania Pensions: From Surplus to a Deep Hole (Tamara Keith / NPR)

March 19th, 2010

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Faces a Tax Hike or Layoffs to Pay for Public Employee Pensions (Jaccii Farris / WFMZ-TV)
• VIDEO: Allentown, Pennsylvania Faces a Tax Hike or Layoffs to Pay for Public Employee Pensions (Jaccii Farris / WFMZ-TV)
• Consultants Say Parking Garage Bond Plan Won't Revive Pittsburgh's Pension Fund (Joe Smydo / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

March 18th, 2010

• Pension Tsunami Threatens Schools in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Brian Wallace / Intelligencer Journal)

March 1st, 2010

• In Pennsylvania's Great Valley School District, Pensions Are 'A Bomb Ready to Go Off' (Anne Pickering / Main Line Times)'

February 26th, 2010

• Pennsylvania's Public Pension Liabilities Cannot Be Ignored (commentary - Rep. Glen Grell / Patownhall.com)

February 15th, 2010

• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -- You've Got (Bankruptcy) Next! (blog - Trader Mark / Fund My Mutual Fund)

February 10th, 2010

• Governor's Budget, Sales Tax Cut Won't Solve Pennsylvania's Pension Problems (editorial - Lehigh Valley Express-Times)

February 8th, 2010

• Pennsylvania Officials Mull Looming Crisis in Government Pension Funding (Tony Romeo / Kyw Newsradio)

February 3rd, 2010

• Pennsylvania's Public School Employees Retirement System Faces a Pension Time Bomb (op-ed - R. Paul Baumgartner / The Reporter)

February 2nd, 2010

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Leaders Confer on City's $600 Million Pension Problem (Rich Lord / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

January 5th, 2010

• Public Pension Woes Loom Over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( Adam Brandolph / Tribune-Review)
• Change Pennsylvania's Public Pension System or Prepare for Catastrophe (commentary - Thomas J. Gentzel / Philadelphia Inquirer)

January 4th, 2010

• Pension Disaster Closes in on Pennsylvania (Gary Wecksblatt / Intelligencer)

December 23rd, 2009

• Pennsylvania's Pension Plans a Ticking Time Bomb (editorial - Delaware County Daily Times)

December 21st, 2009

• Pennsylvania's Pension System Is Unsustainable and in Need of Reform (editorial - Scranton Times-Tribune)
• Pennsylvania's Public Pension Time Bomb Still Set to Explode in 2012 ( Marl Scolforo / York Daily Record)

December 17th, 2009

• Pension Disaster Closes in on Pennsylvania's Public Schools (Gary Weckselblatt / Intelligencer)

December 15th, 2009

• Pittsburgh Ponders 'Fair Share' Tax on Tuition to Fund City's Pensions (blog - Mike Shedlock / Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis)
• Pennsylvania's School Pension Costs to Increase 72 Percent (Sarah Hofius Hall / Times-Tribune)

December 14th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Teachers' Pension Fund Will Blow Up in 2012 (blog - Mike Shedlock / Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis)

December 10th, 2009

• 'The Numbers Are Really Almost Unimaginable' Says Pennsylvania Teachers' Pension Board Member (Eleanor Chute / Pittsburgh Post-Gazaette)

December 8th, 2009

• Pennsylvania's School Pension Costs to Rise by 25% - Part 1 ( Greg Hayes / Williamsport Sun-Gazette)
• Pennsylvania's School Pension Costs to Rise by 25% - Part 2 ( Greg Hayes / Williamsport Sun-Gazette)

November 27th, 2009

• Pennsylvania School Board Chief Says Hike in Pension Fund Contributions 'Will Bankrupt District and State' (Rachael Conway / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

November 23rd, 2009

• Pennsylvania's Pension Tsunami: 2001 Pension Deal Will Hit Taxpayers in Wallet (Bob Bauder / Beaver County Times)

November 15th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Have Generous Taxpayer-Funded Pension Plans (Robert Swift / Republican Herald)

November 5th, 2009

• School Taxes in Pennsylvania May Soar to Pay for Pension Promises (Debra Erdley / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
• Funding of Union Pensions a Sticking Point in Philadelphia Strike Talks (Paul Nussbaum / Philadelphia Inquirer)

November 4th, 2009

• Philadelphia Transit Strike a Tough Sell in Down Economy (Associated Press)

October 21st, 2009

• Taxpayer Subsidy for 2010 Will Be Largest Amount Ever Required to Keep Luzerne County, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Afloat

September 20th, 2009

• Pennsylvania's Legislators Get Pension Repair Half-Right (column - Joseph N. Distefano)

September 18th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Senate Okays Bill to Let Philadelphia Stretch Out Its Pension Contributions to Avoid Fiscal Crisis

September 10th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Legislators to Consider Plan to Plug Philadelphia's Budget Gap (editorial - Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Labor Unions Vow to Compile 'Hit List' of Lawmakers Over Pension Reform Legislation in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Police, Firefighters Protest Changes to Pension Plans (with news video)

September 3rd, 2009

• Pennsylvania Police Union Urges Defeat of Pensions Bill
• Will Public Employee Pension and OPEB Costs Force Pittsburgh Into Chapter 9 Bankruptcy?

August 31st, 2009

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Controller Candidate Tells Another Side of City's Pension Deficit Story to State Legislators (column)

August 30th, 2009

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Public Pension Liabilities Could Top $1 Billion, Says City's Finance Director

August 29th, 2009

• Scranton, Pennsylvania Will Avoid Increased Pension Cost in 2010 Despite 35% Fund Loss

August 26th, 2009

• Budget Help From State for Philadelphia's Pension Deficit Could Come With a Catch

August 25th, 2009

• Public Pension Crisis Foretold for Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Senate Panel Okays Municipal Pension Reform Plan

August 21st, 2009

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Taxes May Have to Increase to Cover Pension Shortfall

August 19th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Bill Would Have State Take Over 'Severely Distressed' Municipal Pension Systems
• Pittsburgh's Mayor Opposes Pennsylvania's Takeover of City's Pension Fund

August 10th, 2009

• Pennsylvania House Bill Targets Troubled Municipal Pension Funds

July 28th, 2009

• A Benefits Stranglehold on Philadelphia (editorial - Philadelphia Inquirer)

July 22nd, 2009

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wants Public Employees to Start Paying a Portion of Their Health Benefits

July 18th, 2009

• Increasing Pension Costs Could Spike Pennsylvania's School Taxes in 2012

July 7th, 2009

• Proposal Would Have State of Pennsylvania Take Over Philadelphia's Municipal Pension Plan
• Pew Issues Report on Challenges Faced by Philadelphia in Paying for Public Employees' Pensions and Health Care (press release)
• Download the Report: 'Quiet No More: Philadelphia Confronts the Cost of Employee Benefits' (pdf)

July 6th, 2009

• Coming Pension Rate Spike Could Impact Sports Programs in Pennsylvania School Districts
• Economy, Legislation Helped Create Funding Problem for Pennsylvania Teachers' Retirement System

June 16th, 2009

• In Philadelphia It's Called DROP, in Other Places It's Called a 'Sham Retirement' (blog - Whyy)
• Growing Pension Fund Contributions to Stress Pennsylvania's School District Budgets

June 15th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Municipalities Struggle to Fund Massive Pension Plans

June 14th, 2009

• Teacher Pension 'Tsunami' Expected Across Pennsylvania

May 29th, 2009

• Pennsylvania State Pension Officials' Plan Moves to Avert Municipal Pension Crisis

May 26th, 2009

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania Schools Face Major Pension Funding Crunch

May 24th, 2009

• Public Employee Pension Costs Poised to Bite Into Pennsylvania's Schools (op-ed - Wallace Nunn)

May 20th, 2009

• Pension Crisis to Send Taxes Skyrocketing in Meadville, Pennsylvania (editorial - Meadville Tribune)

May 4th, 2009

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Is Cash-Strong but Remains Pension-Poor

May 3rd, 2009

• Teacher Pension 'Tsunami' Expected Across Pennsylvania

April 12th, 2009

• Probe Urged After Dunmore, Pennsylvania's Public Employee Pension Fund Loses 50% of Value

April 7th, 2009

• Pennsylvania's Public Employee Pension Crisis Demands More Than Talk (column)

March 27th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Committee Wants to Scrap Overtime Pay as Part of Calculation for Pensions

March 20th, 2009

• Philadephia, Pennsylvania's Pension Reform Proposal a Big Test

February 24th, 2009

• Taxpayers Are the Real 'Public Servants' (editorial - Delaware County Daily Times)

February 23rd, 2009

• Horrid Pension Fund Losses Are a Wake-Up Call to Reform Pennsylvania's System (editorial - Morning Call)

February 20th, 2009

• Pennsylvania's Pension Funds Show a $28 Billion Drop (column - Joseph Distefano)
• Milton, Pennsylvania School Board Eyes 5% Gap in Pension Fund Returns

February 18th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Pension Funds Inform State Lawmakers of $28 Billion in Losses

February 15th, 2009

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cut Payments Into Public Employee Pension Fund

February 2nd, 2009

• TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT: Philadelphia's Public Employee Pension Fund Keeps Eating Up More and More of the City's Budget (blog)

February 1st, 2009

• Number of Retired Philadelphia Public Employees Receiving Pensions Exceeds Number of Current Workers (column - Kevin Ferris)
• Philadelphia's Growing Pension Costs Will Help Drive a $1 Billion Budget Shortfall Over Next Five Years

January 29th, 2009

• Pennsylvania Should Move Pensions Toward 401(k) Systems (editorial - Courier-Express)
• More Bad News for Pennsylvania's Public Employees

January 25th, 2009

• Pennsylvania's Powerful Should Also Cut Corners in Hard Times (column - Nancy Eshelman)

January 22nd, 2009

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Looks at Retirement Plan to Retain Veteran Police Officers

January 18th, 2009

• Pensions & Parking: a Worthy Study for Pittsburgh (editorial - Tribune-Review)

January 16th, 2009

• Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Proposes Leasing Parking Garages to Fund $524 Million Pension Deficit

January 15th, 2009

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Takes a Hit in Pension Fund Struggle

January 11th, 2009

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Mayor Seeks Big Pension, Healthcare Concessions in Police, Fire Talks
• Tough Queries Likely at Philadelphia Pension Powwow (column)

January 10th, 2009

• More Than Ever, Pennsylvania Must Begin Pension Reform (editorial - Morning Call)

January 8th, 2009

• Philadelphia's Public Employee Unions Must Give Way on Pensions and Benefits (editorial - Philadelphia Inquirer)

January 5th, 2009

• Philadelphia's Controller Comments in City's Pension-Funding Crisis (op-ed)

January 4th, 2009

• DROP Perk Costs Philadelphia's Pension Fund -- Or Maybe Not

December 27th, 2008

• Give Pennsylvania Public School Teachers' Pensions a 'Haircut' (letter)

December 26th, 2008

• Pennsylvania's Public Pension Cost to Increase to $4.2 Billion by 2012 (blog)
• Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Balances Budget by 'Adjusting' Pension Fund Contribution

December 23rd, 2008

• Scranton, Pennsylvania's Public Employee Pension Fund Down $19 Million

December 21st, 2008

• Pennsylvania Legislators' Wallets Lush on Leaving Thanks to State's Generous Pension System
• Upper Makefield, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Losses Could Lead to Cuts in Services, Increase in Taxes
• Paying Bonuses to Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Staff for Losses Is Senseless (editorial - Altoona Mirror)

December 19th, 2008

• Stock Market Decline Strains Pensions in Many Pennsylvania Towns

December 15th, 2008

• Market Plunge Causing Pension Pain for Pennsylvania's Local Taxpayers
• Swooning Stocks Put Pennsylvania's State and Local Taxpayers on the Hook for Pensions

December 7th, 2008

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Has Lost $124 Million This Year; Now Only 29% Funded

December 5th, 2008

• Pittsburgh's Pension Fund Liability Is Likely Much Higher Than $899 Million Projection (blog)

December 2nd, 2008

• Pennsylvania Pension Fund Faces Billions in Losses After Exotic 'Alpha' Bets Turn Sour

November 28th, 2008

• Pennsylvania's Teacher, Government Pension Funds Lost $12 Billion From July Through September
• Pension Crisis on the Way for Pennsylvania Taxpayers (blog)
• Funds' Losses Could Push Pennsylvania's Lawmakers to Reform Pension System

November 24th, 2008

• Health-Care, Pension Costs Weigh Heavily on Philadelphia
• Pennsylvania's Retired Public Employees Shielded From State Pension Fund's Losses

November 22nd, 2008

• Luzerne County, Pennsylvania's Employee Pension Fund Shortfall Is $119 Million and Growing
• Sliding Stock Market Takes $18 Million Toll on Beaver County, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund in October
• New Pact Cuts Allentown, Pennsylvania's Police Pension Benefits

November 19th, 2008

• How a Gap in Philadelphia's Budget Became a $1 Billion Canyon

November 17th, 2008

• Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Pension Fund Value Drops 31%

November 16th, 2008

• Chester County, Pennsylvania's Increased Pension Costs Force Pay Freezes and a Tax Hike

October 20th, 2008

• Pennsylvania's Public Employee Pensions Have Unfair Advantage With Taxpayer Protection (editorial - Pottstown Mercury)
• Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania Wants Employees to Contribute to Health Benefits; Union Leaders Reluctant

October 17th, 2008

• York, Pennsylvania to Postpone Required Payments to Its Pension Fund

October 14th, 2008

• Pennsylvania's Public Employee Pension Issue Is a Ticking Time Bomb (editorial - Republican & Herald)

October 13th, 2008

• The Market Has Temporarily Killed Philadelphia's Pension Obligation Bond (editorial - Daily News)

October 9th, 2008

• Time to Defuse Pennsylvania's Public Employee Pension Bomb (editorial - Times-Tribune)

September 29th, 2008

• Erie, Pennsylvania's Public Employee Pension Costs Will Jump $1.5 Million for 2009

September 20th, 2008

• Carbon County, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Reels Along With Wall Street

September 13th, 2008

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Faces $450 Million Shortfall Over 5 Years, Mayor Says; Pension Bonds Put on Hold

September 9th, 2008

• Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pitches Pension Reform

September 1st, 2008

• Pittsburgh's Mayor Can Can Chalk Up Some Successes, but Pension Fund Is Still Short $569 Million

August 24th, 2008

• Allentown, Pennsylvania's Mayor Needs Help Fixing Pension Mess (op-ed)

August 18th, 2008

• Market Losses and Retirements Leave Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund 37% Funded

August 8th, 2008

• Statewide, Pennsylvania's Unfunded Pension Liabilities Are in the Billions

July 27th, 2008

• Pennsylvania State Pension Funds Lose Value

July 23rd, 2008

• Sunbury, Pennsylvania Looks at Funding OPEBs to Comply Wuth GASB 45

July 22nd, 2008

• Pittsburgh Pension Math: What's the City's Real Unfunded Liability? (blog)

June 30th, 2008

• Uneasy Quiet on the Labor Front as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Union Contracts Expire (editorial - Inquirer)

June 25th, 2008

• Philadelphia City Council Weighs Options for Investing Pension Bond 'Savings'

June 19th, 2008

• Blunt Big Pension Spike for Pennsylvania by Acting Now (editorial - Times-Tribune)
• Pennsylvania's Future Pension Tab Cause for Concern (letter)

June 9th, 2008

• Public Employee Pensions Are Unfair to Pennsylvania's Taxpayers (op-ed)
• Don't Blame Police for Allentown, Pennsylvania's Pension Deal (letter)

June 6th, 2008

• Pennsylvania's Governor Outlines Plan to Address Impending 2012 Pension Crisis

June 5th, 2008

• Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Lost 4% in First Quarter of 2008
• Pennsylvania State Pension Fund Lost $1 Billion in Q1 (blog)

May 27th, 2008

• COLA Bill Would Double Pennsylvania's $10.4 Billion Pension Debt (editorial - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

May 25th, 2008

• Pennsylvania Takes Some Small but Commendable Steps in Contolling OPEB Costs (column)

May 23rd, 2008

• Pension COLA Increase for Pennsylvania's Retirees Is a Recipe for Disaster (op-ed)

May 19th, 2008

• It Isn't Fair to Give Pennsylvania's Taxpayers Bills for Bonusgate Clean-Up (editorial - Morning Call)

May 12th, 2008

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Still Looking at Boosting State, School Retirees' Pension Benefits

May 10th, 2008

• Pennsylvania Says Liability for Future State Retiree Health Costs Has Dropped to $8.5 Billion
• Pennsylvania 'Has Taken Steps to Control Costs, Preserve Benefits' Says Budget Secretary (press release)

May 5th, 2008

• Pension Increase for Pennsylvania Retirees Carries Huge Cost for Taxpayers

May 1st, 2008

• Timing, Cost of Bumping Up Pennsylvania Retirees' Pensions Questioned
• A New Pension Grab in Pennsylvania: Raises or Reform? (editorial - Tribune-Review)
• Editorial Cartoon by Randy Bish on Pennsylvania's Pension Hike

April 30th, 2008

• Pennsylvania Pension Hikes Could Cost Taxpayers $10 Billion

April 25th, 2008

• Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Down $17 Million in First Quarter

April 4th, 2008

• Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Looking at Police Pension Hike

March 31st, 2008

• Battle Brewing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Over Pension Board Appointments

March 28th, 2008

• Allentown, Pennsylvania's Police Pension Funding Unchanged at 56%

March 3rd, 2008

• Pennsylvania Pension Funds Outperform US Stock, Bond Market Indexes

February 18th, 2008

• Philadelphia Mayor's $4.5 Billion Pension Bond Proposal a Drastic Step (editorial - Philadelphia Inquirer)

February 15th, 2008

• Philadelphia's Mayor Proposes $4.5 Billion Pension Bond to Trim Unfunded Liability

February 14th, 2008

• Retired Pennsylvania State Workers Facing Health Care Shift

February 12th, 2008

• Pew Trust Responds to Union Criticism of Philadelphia Benefits Study (letter)

January 29th, 2008

• Philadelphia's Pension System Stinks ... but It's Not as Bad as Pittsburgh's (blog)

January 24th, 2008

• Study Says Employee Health and Pension Costs Will Drain Philadelphia's Resources to Tackle Other Problems
• Report Finds Philadelphia's Pension and Health Care Costs for Public Employees Growing at Unsupportable Rates (press release)
• Read the Pew Study: 'Philadelphia's Quiet Crisis' (pdf)

January 22nd, 2008

• State Retirees Protest Pennsylvania Governor's Measure to Cut Benefits

January 17th, 2008

• The Pensions Crunch (editorial - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

January 11th, 2008

• Philadelphia's Mayor Urged to Suspend Controversial DROP Pension Perk

January 8th, 2008

• Pennsylvania Pension Funds Urged to Divest From Sudan

December 27th, 2007

• Pennsylvania's Pension Issue Needs Solution (editorial - Republican & Herald)

December 26th, 2007

• Philadelphia's Mayor Gets Big Payday From City

December 24th, 2007

• Pension Contribution Rate No Gift to Pennsylvania School Districts
• The Pensions Crunch (editorial - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

December 10th, 2007

• Subprime Mess Won't Hurt Pennsylvania's Pension Investments, Says Fund Monitor

December 3rd, 2007

• Pennsylvania's Pension System Heading Over a Cliff
• Philadelphia Parking Authority's Pension Costs Have Quadrupled in 6 Years

November 30th, 2007

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Finds New Manager for Troubled Pension Fund
• Luzerne County, Pennsylvania's Employees Consider Legal Action Over Pension Fund Lawsuit

November 19th, 2007

• A Big Pay for One-Day Retirement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 7th, 2007

• Pennsylvania Firm Freezes Defined Benefit Pension Plan

November 5th, 2007

• Convert Pennsylvania's State Pensions to Defined Contribution (op-ed)
• Readers Report Rider, Pension Inflation at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Transit Agency

October 18th, 2007

• Pittsburgh's Financial Overseer Wants to Handle City's Troubled Pension Plan

October 14th, 2007

• Taxpayers Fund Pennsylvania's Lucrative State Employee Pensions

October 9th, 2007

• Lawyers Spar Over Pension Fund Racketeering Lawsuit in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

October 8th, 2007

• Hazleton, Pennsylvania Seeks Bill to Okay Pension, Benefits Practices

October 4th, 2007

• Northampton County, Pennsylvania Considers Ending Retiree Health Benefits for New Hires

October 1st, 2007

• Pennsylvania Cuts Health Benefits for 52,000 State Retirees

September 6th, 2007

• Pittsburgh Mayoral Candidates Face Off on City Pension Fund's $469 Million Deficit

September 4th, 2007

• Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Pension Fund to Avoid Terrorist Nations, Hedge Funds

August 31st, 2007

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Lost $5.7 Million in Eight Months

August 27th, 2007

• Connellsville, Pennsylvania Council Reacts to $1.4 Million Police Pension Fund Shortfall

August 24th, 2007

• Pennsylvania Taxpayers Poised to Pay $2 Billion for Pensions

August 23rd, 2007

• Fed Still Needs a Firm Hand to Steady Pension Funds, Mortgages, Credit (editorial - Morning Call)

August 20th, 2007

• Connellsville, Pennsylvania Police Will Make Pension, Health Contributions for First Time

August 13th, 2007

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Pension Crisis (column)

August 1st, 2007

• Allentown, Pennsylvania's Pension Investments Exceeding Forecast

July 27th, 2007

• Pennsylvania State Senator Rejects Pittsburgh Pension Bailout

July 16th, 2007

• Pennsylvania Pension Funds, Members Need White House to Be Ally in Court (editorial - Morning Call)

July 4th, 2007

• Pennsylvania Taxpayers Will Cover Losses From Bill's Darfur Divestment Requirement

June 20th, 2007

• Pittsburgh Mayor Seeks State-Wide Fix for Pennsylvania's Municipal Pension Woes

June 12th, 2007

• As Pennsylvania's Pension Obligations Grow, Fiscal Stability Is Threatened (editorial - Patriot-News)
• Pennsylvania Entities Shifting Health Costs to Workers and Retirees

June 6th, 2007

• Pennsylvania's State Pension Systems Need Realistic Strategies (column)

May 8th, 2007

• Pennsylvania's 3,000 Municipal Pension Funds Are $5 Billion Short (editorial - Patriot-News)

May 7th, 2007

• Pennsylvania's Healthy Pension Fund Brings Pressure for Benefit Increases

May 2nd, 2007

• One Thing Not on Agenda in Pennsylvania's Capitol: Pension Crisis

May 1st, 2007

• Philadelphia: When Wishes Are Nickels (column)

April 30th, 2007

• Sustainable Municipal Pension System Should Be Goal in Pennsylvania (editorial - Patriot-News)

April 26th, 2007

• Luzerne County, Pennsylvania's $210 Million Pension Fund Cheers Officials

April 13th, 2007

• Pennsylvania City Officials Join Statewide Search for Solution to Pension Problems

April 9th, 2007

• Butler County, Pennsylvania's Pension Funds Underperformed in 2006

April 6th, 2007

• Pittsburgh Mayor Calls for Pension Summit of Mayors From 17 Pennsylvania Cities

April 5th, 2007

• Pennsylvania Officials Say Public Pensions Are Funded

April 3rd, 2007

• More Than 3,000 Pennsylvania Public Employees Make 6-Figure Incomes, Says Report

March 26th, 2007

• Pennsylvanians Must Retake Control of Their Government (editorial - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
• Philadelphia City Council Overrides Mayor's Veto, Loosens Pension Rules

March 23rd, 2007

• Pennsylvania Releases Pension Data for 4 More Ex-Lawmakers

March 14th, 2007

• Pennsylvania School Districts May Face Pension Cost Nightmare
• Pennsylvania Public Employee Pension Fund Bracing for Retirement Surge

March 11th, 2007

• Consolidating Local Pension Plans Promising for Pennsylvania (editorial - Daily and Sunday Review)

March 9th, 2007

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Pension Fund Only 43.7% Funded

March 8th, 2007

• Phiadelphia's Mayor Blasts Council's Pension-Raise Bill

March 6th, 2007

• Pennsylvania's Auditor General Blasts Allegheny County Port Authority Pension Deficits

March 5th, 2007

• Pennsylvania Should Establish Pension System for All Workers (op-ed)

February 19th, 2007

• Pittsburgh's Pensions: Sans Reform, Disaster (editorial - Tribune-Review)

February 16th, 2007

• Pennsylvania Think Tank Compares Hourly Pay of Teachers Vs. White Collar Workers (PDF)

February 7th, 2007

• Pittsburgh Looking for Pension Help From Pennsylvania Legislature

February 1st, 2007

• Longtime Board Member to Help Probe Pennsylvania's School Pension Problems

January 25th, 2007

• Pension Costs May Cut Housing Projects' Police Patrols in Pittston, Pennsylvania
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Council Boosts Pension Plan for Veteran Cops

January 8th, 2007

• New Jersey State Senator Feeding Well at Taxpayer-Funded Trough (column)

January 3rd, 2007

• Pittsburgh's Port Authority Threatens Service Cuts to Deal With Pension, Health Costs

January 1st, 2007

• The Pennsylvania Legislature Has a Funding Crisis to Solve (editorial - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

December 29th, 2006

• Pennsylvania's Public Employees Need Retirement Security, Says Union President

December 27th, 2006

• Pension Mess Looms for Pennsylvania (editorial - Sentinel)

December 21st, 2006

• Likely Solution to Pennsylvania's Pension Crunch Found in Taxpayers' Wallets (part 5 of 5 - Centre Daily Times)
• A Huge Bill Will Soon Be Due in Pennsylvania (editorial - Centre Daily Times)
• No Pension Woes for Pennsylvania's Legislators (editorial - Valley Independent)

December 20th, 2006

• Pennsylvania's Jumble of Pension Plans Inefficient (part 3 of 5 - Centre Daily Times)
• Pennsylvania Retirees' Health Benefits to Cost Billions (part 4 of 5 - Centre Daily Times)
• Defuse Pennsylvania's Pension Bomb (editorial - Citizens Voice)

December 19th, 2006

• Burden of Pennsylvania's Pension Problem May Fall on School Districts

December 18th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Legislators' Rich Pensions Complicate Reform Effort (part 2 of 5 - Centre Daily Times)
• Newly Elected Pennsylvania Lawmakers Need to Brush Up on Pension Crisis

December 17th, 2006

• Public Often Pays Dearly When Pennsylvania's Politicos Cut a Deal
• Most Local Pennsylvania Lawmakers Voted for Increased Pensions
• Facts About Pennsylvania's Two Large Statewide Retirement Plans
• Pennsylvania's Taxpayers About to Be Held Up for Pensions
• Pennsylvania's Pension Problem About to Pinch (editorial - Centre Daily Times)
• Pension Crisis Looms in Pennsylvania (Part 1 of 5 - Centre Daily Times)
• Number of Underfunded Local Pension Plans on the Rise in Pennsylvania
• Local Politicians Agree That Pennsylvania's Pension System Needs Fixing
• Pennsylvania Legislators Looking at All State Pension Options
• Butler County, Pennsylvania's Retirees Will See Pension Checks Rise 3.4 Percent
• Erie, Pennsylvania Moves to Stop Costly D.R.O.P. Retirement Plan
• Erie, Pennsylvania Unions Won't Give Up D.R.O.P. Program Without a Fight

December 11th, 2006

• Pennsylvania School Districts' Pension Tab to Rise
• Philadelphia Newspaper's Owners Surprised at Union's Reaction to Pension Issue

December 1st, 2006

• Ousted Pennsylvania Legislator's Pension About $60,000

November 16th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Audit Says Labor, Pension Costs Crippling Allegheny County Port Authority

November 14th, 2006

• Access to Details of 2 Pennsylvania Pension Funds Just Got Harder

October 17th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Must Address Health of Public, Private Pensions, Says Teachers Union President

October 16th, 2006

• Cushion for Pennsylvania's Public Employee Pension Funds Proposed
• Q&A on Pennsylvania Public Employee Pension Funds Crisis

October 10th, 2006

• Taxpayers Lose in Pennsylvania Pension Gamble

October 5th, 2006

• Increase Pennsylvania Pension-Plan Funding, Report Says

October 2nd, 2006

• Pennsylvania Pay Raise Dwarfed by Pension Costs (letter)

September 29th, 2006

• Auditor General's Report on Pension Funds Should Be an Alarm Bell to Pennsylvanians (editorial)

September 28th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Pension Systems Short $11 Billion

September 5th, 2006

• Investment Returns Ease Sting in Pennsylvania's School Pension Fund
• Allentown, Pennsylvania Police Pension Settlement: Not Perfect, but Good for the City

August 30th, 2006

• State College, Pennsylvania's Mayor Suggests Fund to Meet Pension Shortfall

August 29th, 2006

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Settles Pension Dispute With Police Union

July 23rd, 2006

• A 50% Increase in Pennsylvania Lawmakers' Pensions in 2001 Could Get Costly for Taxpayers
• Pennsylvania's Pension System Is Fully-Funded Now, but May Fall Short in 2012

July 13th, 2006

• Clock Is Ticking for Allentown, Pennsylvania and Its Police to Work Out Pension Dispute

July 12th, 2006

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Pension Trial on Hold as Sides Move to Settle

July 7th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Judge Allows Allentown's Lawsuit Against Police Pensions to Move Forward
• Year After Pennsylvania Legislators' Pay Raise, Still No Reforms

July 2nd, 2006

• Puncture Pennsylvania Legislators' Platinum Parachutes

June 25th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers' Golden Parachute Is Pending Crisis for Taxpayers

June 21st, 2006

• Pensions Give Ousted Pennsylvania Lawmakers the Last Laugh (editorial - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

June 18th, 2006

• Ousted Pennsylvania Legislators Find Silver Lining

June 13th, 2006

• Philadelphia Considers DROP Bill Aimed at Police, Fire Retirement

June 4th, 2006

• Pensions and Health Benefits Ease Exits for Pennsylvania Legislators

May 30th, 2006

• Pinching Pennies? Not Ousted Pennsylvania Lawmakers

May 29th, 2006

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Police Retirees Refuse Pension Cuts

May 28th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Find Retiring Pays

May 26th, 2006

• Pittsburgh Pension Fund Struggles to Break Even; Probe Begun

May 23rd, 2006

• Underfunded Pensions Drain Pittsburgh's Budget

May 1st, 2006

• Pennsylvania State Jobs: Pay, Perks Make for Popular Work
• State of Pennsylvania Jobs: Comparing Salaries
• State of Pennsylvania Jobs: Average Compensation Package
• Pennsylvania State Jobs: Recruiters Busy at College Job Fair

April 27th, 2006

• Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Taxpayers Shore Up Pensions

April 23rd, 2006

• Health-Care Costs a Growing Concern in Pennsylvania (editorial - Reading Eagle)

March 26th, 2006

• Ballooning Pennsylvania Pension Costs Could Increase Taxes Substantially
• Pennsylvania Legislators' Pay Raise: Repealed, but Never Retired

March 21st, 2006

• Any Pension Hike Shouldn't Include Pennsylvania Lawmakers

March 20th, 2006

• Proposed Cost-Of-Living Increase in Pennsylvania Pensions Raises Objections

March 19th, 2006

• Pittsburgh Port Authority Workers Beat the Clock to Retirement

March 13th, 2006

• Pension-Jackers (editorial - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

March 1st, 2006

• Pennsylvania Pension Crisis Caused by Poor Management (editorial - Morning Call)

February 28th, 2006

• Pension Padding in Pennsylvania (editorial - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

February 24th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Pension Funds Face Crisis, Says Think Tank Report

February 18th, 2006

• Pennsylvania School Pension Costs Could Impact Property Taxes

February 2nd, 2006

• Commission Says Allentown, Pennsylvania's Pension Agreement Is Illegal
• Ruling May Help Allentown, Pennsylvania Fight Pension Agreement

January 26th, 2006

• Pension Ruling for Judge in Pennsylvania Could 'Open Floodgates' to Other Claims
• Ex-Judge Hired to Help Fight Allentown, Pennsylvania Police Pensions

January 9th, 2006

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers' Retirements Won't Come Cheap
• Pennsylvania's Pension System Among Most Generous Nationwide

December 29th, 2005

• Free Lifetime Health Care for Pennsylvania's Legislators Will Be Costly

December 23rd, 2005

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Council Opens Formal Pension Investigation

December 12th, 2005

• Allentown, Pennsylvania's Budget Stressed by Public Safety Pension Enhancements
• Pennsylvania's Public Schools' Pension Fund Has $9.3 Billion Shortfall

November 26th, 2005

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Has $3 Billion Pension Fund Liability
• Beaver County, Pennsylvania OKs $15 Million in Pension Bonds

November 22nd, 2005

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Probes Exploding Police Pension Costs

November 20th, 2005

• Beaver County, Pennsylvania OKs $15 Million in Pension Bonds

October 25th, 2005

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers' Pay Raise Carries Increased Pension, Benefit Costs

October 12th, 2005

• York, Pennsylvania Official Suggests Turning Control of City Over to State

September 28th, 2005

• York, Pennsylvania Budget Squeezed by $23.3 Million Pension Fund Shortfall

September 23rd, 2005

• Retired Dunmore, Pennsylvania Police Officers Sue for Cost-Of-Living Raises

September 20th, 2005

• More Pension Red Ink Coming for Allentown, Pennsylvania

September 16th, 2005

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Pension Costs May Go to $5 Million

September 12th, 2005

• Police Overtime Pension Calculations a Raw Deal for Allentown Taxpayers, Says Paper

August 29th, 2005

• Dunmore, Pennsylvania Pension Board to Revisit Retiree Pay Hikes

August 16th, 2005

• Pennsylvania Legislators Boost Own Pay and Pensions

August 1st, 2005

• Pennsylvania Judges' Pay Hikes Bolster Pensions

July 31st, 2005

• Pittsburgh Brewer Confident Despite Debt, $5.6 Million Pension Shortfall

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