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Union head says schools need more funding

...up."There are other elements to education funding. The Legislature also has covered payments into the teacher retirement system and costs like student transportation and major maintenance - helping to increase the overall total spending.House...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-01-30/union-head-says-schools-need-more-fu
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Council outlines dipnet options, residents ask for change

...ordinance 2674-2013 to reflect the current process for city employees to opt-out of the State Public Employees Retirement System.City council will meet again Feb. 20, 7 p.m., at city hall, 210 Fidalgo Ave. Dan Schwartz can be reached...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-02-07/council-outlines-dipnet-options-resi
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Council talks city manager, road

...Soldotna, a position as city manager, added the city manager's position back into the state's Public Employee's Retirements System (PERS) and accepted several grants to pay for capital projects and parks and recreation improvements. Larry Semmens...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-08-24/council-talks-city-manager-road
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Giessel, Devon square off for Senate District N

...said has become increasingly important during the course of his campaign was Alaska's PERS, or Public Employees' Retirement System.Devon said the state voted to change the retirement program several years ago and it went from having defined benefits...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-10-31/giessel-devon-square-off-for-senate-
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In the black

...ones," he said. The Alaska Retirement Management Board's funds, chiefly the Public Employee Retirement System and the Teacher Retirement System, closed the 2011 fiscal year on June 30 holding close to $20 billion dollars, state Department...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-09-13/in-the-black
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Senator sets record straight on Congressional benefits

...Security through taxes deducted from my paycheck as any federal employee. I also pay into the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) program, which will provide me with a pension when I retire. The amount of my pension will be calculated...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/opinion/letters/2011-12-16/senator-sets-record-strai
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Retirement plans could soon get funding increase

...unfunded liability for its Public Employee Retirement System, or PERS, and Teacher Retirement System (TRS). He recommended the state contribute...he said. "Anything that goes into the retirement system is going to help us," he said. That's...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-02-01/retirement-plans-could-soon-get-fund
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Council makes purchase for boating facility

...the position. That study would provide the city with information on the cost of opting out of the Public Employees Retirement System for the position. If the city opted out, each the city manager would have a choice of whether or not to have their...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-02-16/council-makes-purchase-for-boating-f
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Lawmakers question redistricting

...in calculating its assets. The idea is to address the unfunded pension liabilities within the public employees' retirement system. The Juneau Empire reported last week that the board expressed concerns with the approach. The House Judiciary...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-02-19/lawmakers-question-redistricting
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Retirement board faces debt

...we protect the health of the retirement system and are also able to manage...million into the Public Employee Retirement System and $302.8 million into the Teacher Retirement System, for a total extra $610...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-06-20/retirement-board-faces-debt
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