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Here we have Angie and Alice, two Ohio government employees, identical in age, working the same number of years, but paying different contribution rates and receiving different retirement benefits.
Bob Buerkle addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on April 17, 2025. Growing up as twin sisters in Ohio, Angie and...
ORTA Staff
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If the membership is not receiving top tier benefits while paying the highest contribution rate and have a negative normal cost...
...does it make sense to have the highest paid management team and investment staff in the pension world? Robin Rayfield addressed the...
Robin Rayfield
2 days ago2 min read
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The press continues to try to sensationalize this matter. It’s time for our legal department to go to the AG and put this to rest.
Dean Dennis addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on April 17, 2025. Last month, I discussed some important topics. I...
Dean Dennis
3 days ago2 min read
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Former Ohio teachers' pension fund official says nothing inappropriate about relationship with investment firm
A former public official and an investment firm are defending themselves after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine spoke out about their conversations...
ORTA Staff
6 days ago15 min read
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AMBA Webinar: Emergency transportation issues in Ohio
Accidents don't just happen when you travel. In fact, over 80% of ambulance rides take place within just a few miles from home. The...
ORTA Staff
Apr 91 min read
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Why I am Running for Reelection to the STRS Ohio Board
Rudy Fichtenbaum was the only candidate to qualify for the retired member seat. For that reason, retired members of STRS Ohio will not...
ORTA Staff
Apr 610 min read
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STRS Ohio Board Elections Have Begun!
Elections for one retired member seat and two contributing member seats on the STRS Ohio Retirement Board have begun. ORTA is endorsing...
ORTA Staff
Apr 52 min read
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Social Security and Ohio's Teachers: Post WEP and GPO
The recent elimination of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) is creating a shift in...
ORTA Staff
Mar 313 min read
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STRS changed the retirement rules for actives and punished the retirees retroactively, years and decades after they retired, because they didn't have the intestinal fortitude to do the right thing.
Bob Buerkle, retired Cincinnati teacher, addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on March 19, 2025. Here's what he...
ORTA Staff
Mar 264 min read
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