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2025 AMBA Webinars
ORTA has partnered with AMBA to offer a series of short webinars about important topics like long term care, Medicare, medical...

ORTA
Feb 8, 20251 min read


Wade Steen: Recent court documents
Recent court documents in State of Ohio v. Wade Steen and Dr. Rudy Fichtenbaum (CASE NO. 24CV003862) Wade Steen v. G. Brent Bishop, et...

ORTA
Feb 5, 20251 min read


AMBA Webinar: Financial Wellness in the New Year
ORTA has partnered with AMBA to offer a series of short webinars about important topics like long term care, Medicare, medical...

ORTA
Jan 28, 20251 min read


Message from the Executive Director
Greetings ORTA Members! I trust everyone enjoyed a Merry Christmas and will have a great New Year. The newsletter from ORTA this month...

Robin Rayfield
Jan 3, 20254 min read


ORTA endorses Fichtenbaum, Harkness, and Smith for STRS Ohio Retirement Board
In spring 2025, STRS Ohio will hold an election for two contributing member seats and one retired member seat on the STRS Ohio Retirement...

ORTA
Dec 28, 20242 min read


U.S. Senate repeals WEP and GPO
ORTA thanks our members who made phone calls and wrote letters to Ohio's legislators and posted on social media in support of H.R. 82 and...

ORTA
Dec 22, 20242 min read


Blade Editorial: Follow reformers’ lead
While reform board members of the State Teachers of Retirement System of Ohio have not fully implemented transparency of investments and...

ORTA
Dec 20, 20242 min read


It's time for all of us to start pulling in the same direction and take care of our members.
Let’s reflect on the current state of affairs. While progress is being made, active teachers still have the worst, or one of the worst,...

Dean Dennis
Dec 14, 20242 min read


Everyone associated with STRS gets rich...except the people that put the money in.
Good morning. My name is Robin Rayfield, and I am an STRS retiree and the Executive Director of ORTA. Thank you for the opportunity to...

Robin Rayfield
Dec 13, 20241 min read
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