A Circuit Court judge ruled Friday afternoon that Illinois’ sweeping pension reform law is unconstitutional. Judge John Belz said in his ruling that the Illinois constitutional makes ...

The judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy, Judge Steven Rhodes, said this month there was a 25 percent chance his ruling allowing pension cuts could be overturned if appealed. That ...

In light of a recent poll that found 25 percent of New Jersey residents are “very likely” to leave the state when they retire, one lawmaker wants to reform the way the state taxes ...

Rhode Island is one of a handful of states that tax social security and pension benefits. But the idea of offering a waiver on those taxes is gaining momentum in the state, and the ...

Important news for social security beneficiaries: the Social Security Administration has announced a 1.7 percent benefit increase in the form of a cost-of-living-adjustment. The increase ...

Louisiana lawmakers were floating a plan to borrow money and buy out the pensions of thousands of “vested” retirees – paying them a lump sum payment up front in order to reduce ...

It’s been three years since Rhode Island passed into law a sweeping pension reform measure. But the law still sits in legal limbo after being challenged by labor groups. A settlement ...

Since 2010, the aggregate funding ratio of Oklahoma’s state-level pension systems has risen from 58 percent to 74 percent. Meanwhile, unfunded liabilities have declined by over $6 ...

A key portion of Atlanta’s 2011 pension reforms have been upheld in court, the city said Tuesday. In 2011, the city increased employee contributions to the pension system by 5 percent ...

The think tank State Budget Solutions has released a report which names Wisconsin’s pension system the most well funded in the nation. It’s the second year in a row the think tank ...