Advertise with Googlier.com PSPRS | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business Fri, 08 May 2020 22:35:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://azcapitoltimes.com/files/2023/05/az17.jpg PSPRS | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com 32 32 43761567 Let’s let PSPRS wither away https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/05/08/lets-let-psprs-wither-away/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/05/08/lets-let-psprs-wither-away/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 22:35:32 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=134338 The single best thing that could be done for Arizona cities when federal stimulus money arrives Governor Ducey, would be for the state to pay the next six months of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, or PSPRS, payments for any city that requests it.

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]]> Dear Editor: The single best thing that could be done for Arizona cities when federal stimulus money arrives Governor Ducey, would be for the state to pay the next six...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/05/08/lets-let-psprs-wither-away/feed/ 0 134338 Retirement board endorses ‘yes’ vote on Prop 125 https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/11/05/retirement-board-endorses-yes-vote-on-prop-125/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/11/05/retirement-board-endorses-yes-vote-on-prop-125/#respond Mon, 05 Nov 2018 21:29:44 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=125784 Current and former public employees are being informed at state expense that the board that oversees their retirement plan wants people to vote in favor of Proposition 125.

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]]> Current and former public employees are being informed at state expense that the board that oversees their retirement plan wants people to vote in favor of Proposition 125. The email,...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/11/05/retirement-board-endorses-yes-vote-on-prop-125/feed/ 0 125784 Judge rules pension cap unconstitutional, leaves fix with Legislature https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/07/24/judge-rules-pension-cap-unconstitutional-leaves-fix-with-legislature/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/07/24/judge-rules-pension-cap-unconstitutional-leaves-fix-with-legislature/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:19:38 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=106646 A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled July 20 that a state law capping employer contributions rates to retirement funds for judges and elected officials is unconstitutional, and that it’s up to Arizona lawmakers to find a solution.

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]]> A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled that a state law capping employer contributions rates to retirement funds for judges and elected officials is unconstitutional, and that it’s up...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/07/24/judge-rules-pension-cap-unconstitutional-leaves-fix-with-legislature/feed/ 0 106646 State wants Supreme Court to revisit pension decision https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/05/state-wants-supreme-court-to-revisit-pension-decision/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/05/state-wants-supreme-court-to-revisit-pension-decision/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:35:24 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=101652 The motion filed last week by the Elected Officials' Retirement Plan and joined by the state asks the court to overturn its November ruling.

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]]> Arizona’s pension plan for judges and other elected officials is asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that says making judges pay more into their pension plan is...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/05/state-wants-supreme-court-to-revisit-pension-decision/feed/ 0 101652 Ducey signs pension reform bills https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/16/ducey-signs-pension-reform-bills/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/16/ducey-signs-pension-reform-bills/#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2016 00:09:54 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=93556 Gov. Doug Ducey signed two bills aimed at reforming Arizona’s underfunded pension system for law enforcement officers and firefighters. But voters will get the final say.

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]]> Gov. Doug Ducey signed two bills aimed at reforming Arizona’s underfunded pension system for law enforcement officers and firefighters. But voters will get the final say. The proposed overhaul would...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/16/ducey-signs-pension-reform-bills/feed/ 0 93556 State Senate panel OKs police and fire pension plan overhaul https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/03/state-senate-panel-oks-police-and-fire-pension-plan-overhaul/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/03/state-senate-panel-oks-police-and-fire-pension-plan-overhaul/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:09:29 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=93118 Legislation enacting a major overhaul of the state's badly underfunded public safety worker pension plan was unanimously approved Wednesday by a Senate committee and will likely come to a vote Thursday by the full Senate.

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]]> Legislation enacting a major overhaul of the state’s badly underfunded public safety worker pension plan was unanimously approved Wednesday by a Senate committee and will likely come to a vote...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/03/state-senate-panel-oks-police-and-fire-pension-plan-overhaul/feed/ 1 93118 Senate seeks speedy pension reform, but House wary https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/03/senate-seeks-speedy-pension-reform-but-house-wary/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/03/senate-seeks-speedy-pension-reform-but-house-wary/#respond Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:14:23 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=93080 Flanked by Senate President Andy Biggs, local officials and a coalition of various public safety groups, Republican Sen. Debbie Lesko on Tuesday publicly unveiled the much-anticipated legislation to overhaul the Public Safety Personnel Pension System.

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]]> Flanked by Senate President Andy Biggs, local officials and a coalition of various public safety groups, Republican Sen. Debbie Lesko on Tuesday publicly unveiled the much-anticipated legislation to overhaul the...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/03/senate-seeks-speedy-pension-reform-but-house-wary/feed/ 0 93080 Everybody likes it https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/02/everybody-likes-it/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/02/everybody-likes-it/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2016 23:38:39 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=93071 Everybody likes it

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]]> A major overhaul of PSPRS took a step closer to reality after Lesko publicly unveiled her much-anticipated reform package this morning. Lesko has persuaded all of her colleagues in the...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/02/everybody-likes-it/feed/ 0 93071 Pension reform may be added to special election ballot https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2015/12/22/pension-reform-may-be-added-to-special-election-ballot/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2015/12/22/pension-reform-may-be-added-to-special-election-ballot/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:02:56 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=91612 Proposition 123 may have some company on the ballot when the May 17 special election comes around.

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]]> Proposition 123 may have some company on the ballot when the May 17 special election comes around. Advocates of the coming proposal to reform the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System,...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2015/12/22/pension-reform-may-be-added-to-special-election-ballot/feed/ 0 91612 Firefighters seek pension reform, but compromise elusive https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2015/07/10/firefighters-seek-pension-reform-but-compromise-elusive/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2015/07/10/firefighters-seek-pension-reform-but-compromise-elusive/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:00:44 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=86848 Faced with the prospect of an insolvent retirement system, the Arizona firefighters union has largely embraced a pension reform proposal offered by the Legislature four years ago and have hunkered down to put their own version of that plan into motion.

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]]> Faced with the prospect of an insolvent retirement system, the Arizona firefighters union has largely embraced a pension reform proposal offered by the Legislature four years ago and have hunkered...

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