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U.S. Attorney finding sets stage for PSPRS to fix its finances
The finding by the U.S. Attorney for Arizona that cleared the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System of wrongdoing vindicated employees and beneficiaries and set the stage for the pension system’s next phase: fixing the finances.
US attorney clears PSPRS of wrongdoing
Employees at the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System can breathe easier after the US Attorney for Arizona took the unusual step of publicly announcing that PSPRS has committed no crimes.
First Amendment protections at issue in lawsuits involving pension system
The courts are busy sorting out an alleged scandal involving the state’s pension system for police and firefighters.
AZ state board to vote on pension-overhaul plan
The state's police and fire pension oversight board is set to vote on a proposal to overhaul the system and bolster its finances.
Hitting two birds with one special session stone
Associated Press reporter Bob Christie broke the news late Friday afternoon that police and fire unions are pushing for a special session that would allow voters in November to vote on an overhaul of PSPRS to deal with the pension’s underfunding.
Prescott panel to review benefit claim by firefighter’s family
PRESCOTT ai??i?? A hearing is scheduled this week in Prescott on the retirement-benefit claim by the family of a fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot.PRESCOTT ai??i?? A hearing is scheduled this week in Prescott on the retirement-benefit claim by the family of a fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot.
Generous retirement plan for politicians and judges may soon end, setting the stage for others to follow
Almost 20 years ago the Arizona auditor general warned that the retirement plan for elected officials and judges was too generous — a member could retire with an income twice as large as an employee with the same salary and years of service in one of the state's other plans.
Major pension reform bill passes House
A bill to reform the state's pension systems passed the House today, a major victory for House Speaker Kirk Adams.
