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Iowa’s proposed anti-ESG legislation is like other states efforts that have reduced revenues and put taxpayers at risk. https://buff.ly/4fON9uv #apsr #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics 
State agencies, departments file proposals for 2025 legislative session • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The proposals include measures on issues like ESG investments, school safety and open containers of THC drinks in vehicles.
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January 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@AGIowa has introduced legislation that would prohibit fiduciaries from managing the states' public pension plans if they consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. https://buff.ly/4fON9uv #apsr #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics
State agencies, departments file proposals for 2025 legislative session • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The proposals include measures on issues like ESG investments, school safety and open containers of THC drinks in vehicles.
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January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act this past weekend, repealing limits on social security benefits for police, firefighters, teachers and other public employees. https://buff.ly/4gENgKn #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
Biden signs bill to increase Social Security benefits for millions of public workers
The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for some public workers who also receive pensions.
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January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A big win for retired public sector workers as a new law repeals limits on Social Security benefits. https://buff.ly/4gENgKn #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
Biden signs bill to increase Social Security benefits for millions of public workers
The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for some public workers who also receive pensions.
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January 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Social Security Fairness Act, signed this past weekend by President Biden, repeals limits on benefits for retired public workers who also get pension income. https://buff.ly/4gENgKn #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
Biden signs bill to increase Social Security benefits for millions of public workers
The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for some public workers who also receive pensions.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Top government lawyers from several states are suing three investment advisors in a politically motivated move that could harm their own citizens’ investments in some of the most successful funds on the planet. https://buff.ly/4gvAhL4 #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
A handful of conservative AGs file unusual lawsuit - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement
Index funds are wildly popular with retirees and people investing in their future retirement. Instead of picking individual stocks, investors can choose blocks of stocks — like the whole S&P 500, the…
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December 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM
With the elections behind us and the end of 2024 just days away, new risks of political interference in public pension investing and #retirement security are coming into focus. https://buff.ly/3ZJ9wgd #apsr #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics
Politics, pensions, and retirement security in the days ahead - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement
With the elections behind us and the end of 2024 just a few weeks away, new risks of political interference in public pension investing and retirement security are coming into focus. Some newly elected...
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December 27, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Indiana’s public retirees are getting solid financial results from @BlackRock, state officials admit, but in a victory for politics over performance, they’re dumping the firm for what they call “woke corporate policies." https://buff.ly/3VFHQGD #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
Pension board votes to remove BlackRock due to ESG violations • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The board of trustees for the Indiana Public Retirement System voted to dismiss BlackRock from handling the state’s portfolio.
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December 26, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Congress voted to repeal federal laws that limit Social Security benefits for people who also have public-sector pensions, giving full SS benefits to 2.8 million Americans. https://buff.ly/4gKNwqP #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
The Senate has passed legislation to boost Social Security payments for millions of people. The bill is a longtime priority for former public employees.
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December 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
In a huge win for public employees, limits on Social Security benefits for people who also have public pensions — firefighters, first responders, teachers, and others public servants — will disappear under legislation overwhelmingly approved by Congress. https://buff.ly/4gKNwqP #pensionsnotpolitics
Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
The Senate has passed legislation to boost Social Security payments for millions of people. The bill is a longtime priority for former public employees.
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December 25, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Indiana’s pension board liked @BlackRock’s financial performance, but not its  supposedly “woke corporate policies.” For @INPRS, politics trumps performance when it comes to their state retirees... https://buff.ly/3VFHQGD #apsr#pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely 
Pension board votes to remove BlackRock due to ESG violations • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The board of trustees for the Indiana Public Retirement System voted to dismiss BlackRock from handling the state’s portfolio.
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December 25, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Limits on Social Security benefits for people who also have public pensions — firefighters, first responders, teachers, and others public servants — will disappear under legislation overwhelmingly approved by Congress. https://buff.ly/4gKNwqP #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
The Senate has passed legislation to boost Social Security payments for millions of people. The bill is a longtime priority for former public employees.
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December 24, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Nearly 3 million people — teachers, first responders, police officers — will get Social Security that had been limited because they also get public pensions. A big win for public employees! https://buff.ly/4gKNwqP #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
The Senate has passed legislation to boost Social Security payments for millions of people. The bill is a longtime priority for former public employees.
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December 24, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Indiana pension board member Chris Johnson before the vote to dismiss @BlackRock from managing state pension investments because of political concerns: “It seems like the law is not allowing INPRS to live up to the spirit of its fiduciary responsibility.” https://buff.ly/3Pufwnb #pensionsnotpolitics
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December 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM
A recent survey by @RetirementRsrch reveals a disconnect: While many small business owners want to offer #retirement plans, misconceptions about costs hold them back. https://buff.ly/3ZGRERG #apsr #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics 
December 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Elections are behind us, and you can expect a revived debate over pensions blocking, allowing, or encouraging ESG and other non-financial factors to enter into decisions about public pension investing and, more generally, public finance. https://buff.ly/3ZJ9wgd #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics
December 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
After @INPRS staff admitted @BlackRock had “done a great job” and “fees have been low”, Indiana’s pension board still opted to kill the firm’s contract — putting culture-war politics ahead of financial results. https://buff.ly/3VFHQGD #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
December 20, 2024 at 3:00 AM
The main barriers to small business owners thinking about offering #retirement plans are concerns about the stability and size of the firm and the perceived costs of a plan, a recent survey by @RetirementRsrch found. https://buff.ly/3ZGRERG #apsr #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics
December 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Indiana’s state pension system axed an investment adviser accused of putting ESG considerations ahead of financial goals — and will now choose from three firms that are on other states’ ESG boycott lists... https://buff.ly/3VFHQGD #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
December 19, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Social Security costs are higher than revenue. Without changes, the program will run out of money in a decade. A @Bankrate survey finds more than 70% of adults fear their benefits will disappear. https://buff.ly/4ikBaqQ #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely 
December 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
As the election year ends, state officials across the U.S. are redoubling their efforts to blacklist investment advisers they accuse of injecting non-financial factors into their decisions about pensions and public finance. https://buff.ly/3ZJ9wgd #apsr #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics
December 18, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Providing retirement plans for employees of small businesses isn’t as expensive as many owners and managers think. @SmallBizFuture, an #apsr member, outlines some options: https://buff.ly/4irHb5s #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics
December 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Indiana’s public retirees are getting solid financial results from @BlackRock, state officials admit, but regardless they are still choosing politics over performance and dumping the firm for what they call “woke corporate policies.” https://buff.ly/3VFHQGD #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
December 17, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Indiana’s pension board liked @BlackRock’s financial performance, but not its supposedly “woke corporate policies.” For @INPRS, politics trumps performance when it comes to state retirees. https://buff.ly/3VFHQGD #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely 
December 17, 2024 at 10:43 AM
With the elections behind us and the end of 2024 just a few weeks away, new risks of political interference in public pension investing and retirement security are coming into focus. https://buff.ly/3ZJ9wgd #apsr #retiresecurely #pensionsnotpolitics
December 17, 2024 at 3:00 AM