Commentary: PERS reform starts with removing conflicts of interest

The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System is set to take another massive bite out of public budgets starting in the ...
Oregonian

Oregon treasury secretary opposes bill to pause PERS investments in private fossil fuel funds

A bill to get the Oregon State Treasury to pause new pension investments in private assets and equity funds that are invested in fossil fuel companies received hundreds of letters of support this week ...
OPB

Oregon School districts, employees face $670 million increase in payments to public pension system

The increased costs for schools to the Public Employee Retirement System in the next two years will more than wipe out the governor’s proposed increases in school funding Teachers watch Eastern Oregon ...
Oregonian

5 things to know about Oregon PERS’ big bets on private equity, other ‘alternative’ investments

Earlier this week, The Oregonian/OregonLive published a story detailing the state’s distinctly aggressive investment strategy for its public pension fund, one that is now heavily skewed toward ...
Yahoo

Oregon schools get some relief from rising retirement costs amid tough budget season

The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS, building in Tigard, Ore., on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. (Bryan M. Vance / OPB) In a budget season rife with cuts and constraints, school districts ...
The Source Weekly

Lawmakers Consider Raising Retirement Benefits for Some Public Safety Workers

Oregon lawmakers are currently wrestling in Salem with federal cuts for health care and food assistance programs. At the same time, some legislators are also trying to expand retirement benefits for ...
KTVZ

Oregon school districts, employees face $670 million increase in payments to public pension system

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon school districts are projected to pay $670 million more to the state’s public employee pension program over the next two years, potentially wiping out all increases to ...