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All About Long-Term Care: FREE AMBA Webinar
Wondering about long-term care? Many retirees are surprised by what Medicare and health insurance don't cover. Join us to learn the facts, bust the myths, and explore options to protect your health, finances, and family.
In addition to learning about long-term care, you will receive an ORTA Update by Dr. Robin Rayfield, ORTA Executive Director.

ORTA
Nov 6, 20251 min read


STATE OF OHIO, DAVE YOST, OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, V. WADE STEEN AND RUDY FICHTENBAUM
“We’re looking forward to the trial, because that’s when the rubber meets the road,” Abood said. “It’s no longer going to be a question of innuendo or rumor.”

ORTA
Oct 28, 20251 min read


Breaking! Ohio Statehouse Caught Violating the Constitution....Again
Because this gerrymandered statehouse was so afraid of the blowback from teachers and retirees for a blatant political takeover of their pension, these feckless politicians tried to pull it off at 1:00 a,m. in the morning and give no opportunity for those retirees and teachers to speak out against it. Give a big shout out to the Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Education Association, and the American Association of University Professors, for coming together to challenge this

ORTA
Oct 15, 20251 min read


Medicare 101: Free AMBA Webinar
In addition to valuable information about Medicare, you'll receive an ORTA Update from Dr. Robin Rayfield.

ORTA
Oct 13, 20251 min read


The Attack To Reconfigure Our Pension Board
The Governor’s signing into law HB 69, containing the Adam Bird amendment, left unchallenged, would change the composition of the STRS Pension Board from seven elected pension members and four political appointees to three elected pension members and eight political appointees. This is unacceptable.

Dean Dennis
Oct 9, 20252 min read


AMBA Webinar: Life 101
Watch the recording of this free AMBA webinar that was live-streamed on September 16, 2025.
In addition to valuable information about life insurance, you'll receive an ORTA Update from Dr. Robin Rayfield.

ORTA
Oct 7, 20251 min read


Toledo Blade Editorial: Shift pension reform target
Rather than worry about the composition of the STRS board, Ohio lawmakers should be forcing reforms that produce better investment returns. The 10-year cumulative return for the S&P 500 is 290.76 percent, more than double STRS’ assumed rate of return. Additional dollars from taxpayers would not be needed if Ohio was matching market returns, showing where state pension reform should focus.

ORTA
Sep 30, 20253 min read


Glenetta Krause v. State Teachers Retirement Board: Update
The Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Education Association, and the Ohio Conference of American Association of University Professors...

ORTA
Sep 28, 20251 min read


Please know that if you support this attack on our right to manage our own finances, we will devote our efforts to voting you out of office.
The Board’s consultants are consistently telling the STRS board, the STRS staff, and STRS members that the main problem is the Ohio Legislature. Simply put, Ohio legislators are, and have been, underfunding the pension system.

Dean Dennis
Sep 21, 20252 min read
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