/tags/pers PERS en-US Copyright Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:52:30 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-02-07/plan-to-make-oregons-retirement-fund-carbon-neutral-relies-on-industry-wall-street-doing-the-same Oregon’s 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. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:52:30 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-02-07/plan-to-make-oregons-retirement-fund-carbon-neutral-relies-on-industry-wall-street-doing-the-same Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-02-17/oregon-lawmakers-environmentalists-want-state-pension-fund-divested-of-fossil-fuels 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. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:56:15 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-02-17/oregon-lawmakers-environmentalists-want-state-pension-fund-divested-of-fossil-fuels Alex Baumhardt /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-17/what-broke-pers-and-what-might-fix-it 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… Fri, 17 May 2019 16:25:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-17/what-broke-pers-and-what-might-fix-it The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-09-03/getting-pers-money-out-of-war 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… Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-09-03/getting-pers-money-out-of-war Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-03-27/how-oregon-pers-got-into-such-a-deep-hole 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… Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:38:55 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-03-27/how-oregon-pers-got-into-such-a-deep-hole Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-20/the-legislative-view-of-oregons-supreme-court-pers-decision 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… Wed, 20 May 2015 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-20/the-legislative-view-of-oregons-supreme-court-pers-decision Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-18/pers-decision-from-school-workers 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… Mon, 18 May 2015 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-18/pers-decision-from-school-workers Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-18/pers-decision-from-school-boards 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… Mon, 18 May 2015 17:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-18/pers-decision-from-school-boards Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-09-26/special-session-ahead-tinkering-or-not-with-oregon-pers The Oregon Legislature adjourned last summer, and in the minds of some observers, left some work on the table. So Governor Kitzhaber called legislators… Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:56:47 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-09-26/special-session-ahead-tinkering-or-not-with-oregon-pers Geoffrey Riley