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New Report: Massachusetts Maintains Reasonable Debt Relative to GSP
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Massachusetts has more debt than any New England state. Can we afford to pay it off or will we hand it down to future generations?
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How Do Massachusetts’s State Pensions Compare with Their Peers?
For those who have kept up with Pioneer’s work on pensions,…
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MassOpenBooks: A Look at Annual Pension Trends
In 2018, the Commonwealth provided $5.2 Billion in pension benefits…
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A Follow-up on Pension Systems with the Highest Growth Rates in Unfunded Liability
As Pioneer has previously discussed, Massachusetts continues…
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MassPensions: Three Highest Growth Rates in Unfunded Pension Liability
It’s no secret that Massachusetts’s public pension systems…
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MassPensions: Highest Reductions in Unfunded Liabilities
Despite the overall dismal performance of Massachusetts’s public…
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MassPensions: The Leaders and Laggards among Massachusetts Public Pension Systems
As detailed in a recent study published by the Pioneer Institute,…
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A List of the Top Pension Earners in 2018
The Massachusetts’ Teachers Retirement System and the Massachusetts…
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The Connection Between Property Taxes and Pension Funding
A recent study from economist Evgenia Gorina, published in the…
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So what will Commissioner Evans’ Pension Be?
A few weeks ago, Boston Police commissioner William B. Evans…
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Under Pending Bill, Punishment could Fit the Crime
In light of recent turmoil in the Department of State Police…
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Stonewalled at City Hall
Pioneer Institute interns often visit government offices to obtain…
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Underfunding OPEB – A Losing Strategy
In addition to pensions, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and…
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How Do Alternative Investments Stack up in State Pensions?
There are numerous expert opinion on the proper investment strategy…
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How You Can Audit Massachusetts’ Pension Boards
Just recently Kathy Curran led an investigation into Massachusetts…
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Tough Decisions Needed to End MBTA Gravy Train
In the past 15 years, the MBTA has paid Wall Street firms an…
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Recent Ruling on MBTA Retirement Fund Major Victory for Transparency & Accountability
The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald reported on an important…
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Report Showing MBTA Pension Fund Performance “Too Good To Be True” Reinforces Pioneer Research
BOSTON - Stories in The Boston Globe ("Madoff whistle-blower:…
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Why We Need Transparency at the MBTA Retirement Fund Now
A story in today's Boston Globe again reminds us of the secretiveness…
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Public Statement on the New MBTA Union Contract
PIONEER INSTITUTE PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE NEW MBTA UNION CONTRACT
Yesterday,…
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Open Letter: Regarding Reform of the MBTA Retirement Fund
The past year has seen the MBTA Retirement Fund mired in scandals…
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Who’s Responsible for the MBTA Retirement Fund
It cannot have been a particularly merry Christmas for Stephen…
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Massachusetts Pension Funding Deal Less than Meets the Eye
Do pension funding changes display true fiscal responsibility or just election-year window dressing?
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Public Statement Regarding the MBTA’s Lack of Transparency
The future finances of the MBTA’s employees depend on solid…
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Lawrence’s Failed Public Pension System
by Guest Blogger Rohit Chaparala
Pioneer’s newest transparency…
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Introducing MassPensions.com – New Site Rates MA’s 100+ Pension Systems
User-Friendly Online Tool Provides Easily Accessible Data, Rates…
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Grossman wants to look squarely at reality
The treasurer’s call for a cut in the pension’s rate of return…
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Pension reform is reform-lite
More proof that those employed in Massachusetts’ public sector…