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What do our public servants deserve as a retirement benefit? Some say the present benefit is excessive. As the pension funding gap widens, is reform needed?

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Defined Benefit v. Defined Contribution

The state's public retirement system recently studied a switch from defined benefit to defined contribution retirement plans. Turns out defined contribution plans might not be cheaper for the…Continue

Started by Anna Brown Dec 14, 2011.

NH high court: Retirement system must release info

On Nov. 3, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Union Leader, which was seeking the names and salaries of the top 500 pension earners, names the state retirement system was hoping to…Continue

Tags: right-to-know law, union leader, new hampshire retirement system

Started by LFDA Editor Nov 4, 2011.

Lynch veto of SB 3 doesn't kill legislative effort at pension reform

Gov. John Lynch on Wednesday (June 15, 2011) vetoed SB 3, which proposed comprehensive reform of the state pension system.But that doesn't mean the reform effort is dead.Lynch said in his…Continue

Tags: retirement benefits

Started by LFDA Editor Jun 16, 2011.

Senate alters retirement system 1 Reply

"The New Hampshire Senate yesterday passed a comprehensive reform of the state retirement system, which would fundamentally change the benefits paid to public employees. The 19-5 vote was along party…Continue

Tags: benefits, retirement

Started by LFDA Editor. Last reply by Sandra Tague Mar 17, 2011.