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ORTA Staff
1 hour ago1 min read
AMBA Webinar: Financial Wellness in the New Year
ORTA has partnered with AMBA to offer a series of short webinars about important topics like long term care, Medicare, medical...
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ORTA Staff
5 days ago1 min read
UPDATE: H.R. 82 and the repeal of WEP & GPO
We know that many of our members are waiting for news about the repeal of WEP and GPO and the implementation of H.R. 82. This is the...
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Robin Rayfield
Jan 34 min read
Message from the Executive Director
Greetings ORTA Members! I trust everyone enjoyed a Merry Christmas and will have a great New Year. The newsletter from ORTA this month...
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ORTA Staff
Dec 28, 20242 min read
ORTA endorses Fichtenbaum, Harkness, and Smith for STRS Ohio Retirement Board
In spring 2025, STRS Ohio will hold an election for two contributing member seats and one retired member seat on the STRS Ohio Retirement...
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ORTA Staff
Dec 22, 20242 min read
U.S. Senate repeals WEP and GPO
ORTA thanks our members who made phone calls and wrote letters to Ohio's legislators and posted on social media in support of H.R. 82 and...
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ORTA Staff
Dec 20, 20242 min read
Blade Editorial: Follow reformers’ lead
While reform board members of the State Teachers of Retirement System of Ohio have not fully implemented transparency of investments and...
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Dean Dennis
Dec 14, 20242 min read
It's time for all of us to start pulling in the same direction and take care of our members.
Let’s reflect on the current state of affairs. While progress is being made, active teachers still have the worst, or one of the worst,...
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Robin Rayfield
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Everyone associated with STRS gets rich...except the people that put the money in.
Good morning. My name is Robin Rayfield, and I am an STRS retiree and the Executive Director of ORTA. Thank you for the opportunity to...
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ORTA Staff
Dec 6, 20242 min read
National FOP sponsors rally for WEP & GPO repeal on December 11 in D.C.
As a rule, we don't post about the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) as they are federal laws...
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