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Stop the Midnight Massacre of our pension system
Greetings ORTA Members, The redesigned ORTA newsletter for June was ready for publication when the legislators dropped the nuclear bomb...
ORTA
Jun 27, 20255 min read
Ohio lawmakers make last-minute teachers pension change to state budget
I would call it a sleazy political stunt in in the dead of night,” Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association Executive Director Robin...
ORTA
Jun 27, 20252 min read
Rep. Brennan Criticizes STRS Board Overhaul as Undemocratic, Unvetted
This is not reform—it’s a power grab,” said Rep. Brennan. COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma), a retired public school...
ORTA
Jun 26, 20252 min read
Ohio lawmakers set to remove majority of educators from retired teachers’ pension fund board
Contact your legislators today! The budget deadline is at the end of June. Ohio active and retired educators will have less of a voice on...
ORTA
Jun 25, 20251 min read
Ohio retired teachers’ pension fund hires new executive director
The Ohio retired teachers' pension fund has hired a former pensions expert from North Carolina as its new executive director. Steven...
ORTA
Jun 21, 20253 min read
Blade Editorial: Reform effort over
The reformers elected to the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio board have thrown in the towel on making the fundamental changes...
ORTA
Jun 19, 20253 min read
Ohio STRS’ 1.5% COLA ‘Doesn’t Go Far Enough,’ Says Retirement Group
State law requires a 2% COLA unless it would impair the fiscal integrity of the retirement system. The State Teachers Retirement System...
ORTA
Jun 16, 20252 min read
It may be time for the majority on this board to simply use their majority to force the changes desired.
Good morning, My name is Dr. Robin Rayfield, Executive Director of ORTA and a retired member of STRS. On behalf of ORTA, I welcome Board...
Robin Rayfield
Jun 13, 20252 min read
$96B Pension Crisis Looming Over Ohio Teacher Retirement System Has National Implications, Reform Advocates Say
Reform advocates warn that debt spirals like that currently gripping the Illinois pension system will happen in Ohio and other states if...
ORTA
Jun 12, 20255 min read
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