Local leaders are celebrating the long-awaited permanent increase in the rum cover over rate, but the increase is not retroactive and still leaves a $94 million shortfall in funding for ...

State data shows 31,937 members of Illinois’ five pension systems collected $100,000 a year or more in retirement benefits ...

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Retirement planning is a critical concern for public-sector workers, yet many are unsure of how to effectively plan for the future. A report from MissionSquare Research ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday reappointed Claire West of Jefferson City to the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees.

A new report reveals that Tennessee’s highest-paid state employees work not in the governor’s office or state agencies, but ...

State lawmakers passed a slew of bills in both regular and special sessions in 2025 that become laws on July 1.

The average retired career state employee in Illinois was paid $93,558 in pension benefits last year. That’s $24,538 more ...

Public education reforms, a teacher pay increase, government accessibility and the Public Employees’ Retirement System are ...

GERS employees, in contrast, are required to pay 11% of their wages, and government employers are required to pay a 23.5% contribution.

LOS ANGELES — A former interim chief security officer for the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has been charged with a half-dozen felony counts, including grand theft, the Los ...

About one-quarter of state and local government employees—primarily teachers, along with some police officers, firefighters, and general government workers—do not participate in the program.

How the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Works Just like the employees of some small businesses and most large corporations, federal government workers are able to save money through ...