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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
Former Ohio teachers' pension fund official says nothing inappropriate about relationship with investment firm
A former public official and an investment firm are defending themselves after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine spoke out about their conversations...
ORTA
Apr 1515 min read
AMBA Webinar: Emergency transportation issues in Ohio
Accidents don't just happen when you travel. In fact, over 80% of ambulance rides take place within just a few miles from home. The...
ORTA
Apr 91 min read
Why I am Running for Reelection to the STRS Ohio Board
Rudy Fichtenbaum was the only candidate to qualify for the retired member seat. For that reason, retired members of STRS Ohio will not...
ORTA
Apr 610 min read
STRS Ohio Board Elections Have Begun!
Elections for one retired member seat and two contributing member seats on the STRS Ohio Retirement Board have begun. ORTA is endorsing...
ORTA
Apr 52 min read
Social Security and Ohio's Teachers: Post WEP and GPO
The recent elimination of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) is creating a shift in...
ORTA
Mar 313 min read
STRS changed the retirement rules for actives and punished the retirees retroactively, years and decades after they retired, because they didn't have the intestinal fortitude to do the right thing.
Bob Buerkle, retired Cincinnati teacher, addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on March 19, 2025. Here's what he...
ORTA
Mar 264 min read
ORTA speaks truth to STRS Ohio Board
Dean Dennis and Robin Rayfield addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on March 19, 2025 Four elephants in the room:...
ORTA
Mar 223 min read
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