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Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital ChronicleThe increased costs to schools for the Public Employee Retirement System in the next two years will more than wipe out the governor鈥檚 proposed increases in school funding. -
Rick Bowmer/AP PhotoOregon鈥檚 nearly $94 billion public employee pension system could one day be carbon neutral, according to a new plan from the state Treasury. But getting there depends largely on whether corporation and private investment funds stick to their own commitments to do the same.
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State Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, is among several Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups who want the Oregon Treasury to divest billions of dollars in fossil fuel holdings from the public employee retirement fund. -
The name is only four letters long, but the issues with it can take volumes to explain. PERS, Oregon's Public Employee Retirement System, has billions of鈥� -
Much has been said about the big deficit in Oregon's public pension program, PERS. Now Stacy Bannerman has something new to say about it: PERS should get鈥� -
One of the major issues with balancing the state budget in Oregon is the amount of money needed to make sure retired public workers get the pensions they鈥�
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The potential impact of the Oregon Supreme Court's decision to stop the state from reforming the PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) benefits paid to鈥� -
One decision from the Oregon Supreme Court will have a tremendous impact on state and local governments for years to come. The decision turned back a move鈥� -
This interview explores the flip side of the coin on the Oregon Supreme Court decision on PERS, the Public Employee Retirement System. The court decision鈥� -
The Oregon Legislature adjourned last summer, and in the minds of some observers, left some work on the table. So Governor Kitzhaber called legislators鈥�
