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SUDDES: GOP leaders say Ohio can’t afford Fair School Funding Plan, yet money abounds for vouchers

ORTA

2 days ago2 min read

SUDDES: GOP leaders say Ohio can’t afford Fair School Funding Plan, yet money abounds for vouchers

Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS chaos internal

ORTA

4 days ago2 min read

Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS chaos internal

Preparing for Summer: Discounts & Benefits

ORTA

5 days ago2 min read

Preparing for Summer: Discounts & Benefits

The mission of ORTA is to monitor, advocate for, and protect the pensions and benefits of its members.

Dean Dennis

6 days ago2 min read

The mission of ORTA is to monitor, advocate for, and protect the pensions and benefits of its members.

Comparing Ohio Pension Plans

ORTA

6 days ago3 min read

Our pension is in difficult shape. It is under attack by its own leaders and the politicians in Ohio. Action today may save us.

Robin Rayfield

May 162 min read

Our pension is in difficult shape. It is under attack by its own leaders and the politicians in Ohio. Action today may save us.

ORTA joins with other member organizations that strongly object to any move that will change the democratic composition of our pension board.

ORTA

May 131 min read

"Following an independent review of this matter, we overrule all three of STRS’s objections, and we adopt the magistrate’s decision."

ORTA

May 111 min read

"Following an independent review of this matter, we overrule all three of STRS’s objections, and we adopt the magistrate’s decision."

Who Do You Trust: Teachers/Retirees, or the Politicians? Another Potential Attack on Democracy and Representation

ORTA

May 92 min read

Who Do You Trust: Teachers/Retirees, or the Politicians? Another Potential Attack on Democracy and Representation

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Ohio politicians tell teachers pension board to hold off on hiring new executive director

Breaking News! And a reminder to members that elections have consequences! Gov. Mike DeWine, House Speaker Matt Huffman, Senate President...

ORTA

May 82 min read

Is the Ohio Retirement Study Council Properly Informed?

The Ohio Legislature has disadvantaged our pension plan when it comes to providing benefits and a proper normal cost compared to other...

Dean Dennis

May 63 min read

Blade Editorial: Pension power play wrong

Teachers voting on their own board are far more trustworthy than the Columbus cabal that routinely puts lobbyists and campaign...

ORTA

May 33 min read

Legislators, Stop Neglecting Our Pension!

In a non-social security state such as Ohio, the average Employer Contribution Rate exceeds 30%; Ohio's rate is 14%, less than half of...

Dean Dennis

Apr 262 min read

Message from the Executive Council Chair: April 2025

Greetings, ORTA members. I want to comment on this month’s STRS meeting. At the April 17th meeting, STRS’s auditor, Cheiron, stipulated...

Dean Dennis

Apr 242 min read

Message from the Executive Director: April 2025

Greetings, ORTA Members! As spring begins, the local chapters of ORTA begin their meetings. I have attended several meetings already and...

Robin Rayfield

Apr 236 min read

Here we have Angie and Alice, two Ohio government employees, identical in age, working the same number of years, but paying different contribution rates and receiving different retirement benefits.

Bob Buerkle addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on April 17, 2025. Growing up as twin sisters in Ohio, Angie and...

ORTA

Apr 203 min read

If the membership is not receiving top tier benefits while paying the highest contribution rate and have a negative normal cost...

...does it make sense to have the highest paid management team and investment staff in the pension world? Robin Rayfield addressed the...

Robin Rayfield

Apr 192 min read

The press continues to try to sensationalize this matter. It’s time for our legal department to go to the AG and put this to rest.

Dean Dennis addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on April 17, 2025. Last month, I discussed some important topics. I...

Dean Dennis

Apr 182 min read

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