Fearmongering fails, Ky families and new teachers win Education, Education Reform, School Choice, PensionsGuest UserMarch 30, 2021
One day, two policies: Bluegrass Institute’s major objectives move forward in the Kentucky General Assembly Education, Education Reform, School Choice, PensionsGuest UserMarch 12, 2021
Nothing complicated about this pension plan Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsJim WatersFebruary 18, 2021#KyGa21, Quasi agencies
New progressive pension plan positive for future teachers Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsJim WatersJanuary 31, 2021KYGA21, HB 258, Rep. Ed Massey, TRS hybrid plan
BIPPS’ plan for KERS quasi government agencies praised in new report Bluegrass Institute, Featured News, PensionsGuest UserDecember 8, 2020
Congress should quash states’ bailout expectations Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsMay 3, 2020bailout, kentucky retirement systems, pensions
Transparency critical with 'yooge' amounts of federal dollars flowing into Ky Transparency and Accou..., PensionsApril 20, 2020Center for Open Government, COVID-19 spending, education spending, Federal grants
Recommendations for a taxpayer-friendly COVID-19 legislative finale offering promise for post-virus recovery Criminal Justice Reform, Economic Revival, Regulation, State Budget, Taxes, PensionsMarch 30, 20202021-22 State Budget, CERS new board, Marsy's Law, TRS hybrid plan
Lawmakers give teachers' pension fund an extra $1B instead of awarding it to ailing KERS State Budget, PensionsGuest UserMarch 30, 2020KERS underfunded, Political courage, TRS structural reforms
Bluegrass Beacon: Quasi-pension bill good but Kentucky Senate could make it great Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsMarch 22, 2020HB 171, Quasi agencies
Bluegrass Beacon: Pension contract inviolable, not inflexible Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsJim WatersJanuary 19, 2020Inviolable contract, Pension liabilities, Sick days
Bluegrass Beacon: Will Beshear consider ‘common goals’ of non-teaching taxpayers? Bluegrass Beacon, Election, PensionsJim WatersJanuary 5, 2020Life expectancy
Much needed resolutions for pension reform in the new year Transparency and Accou..., PensionsJanuary 4, 2020
Beshear should end pension spiking for legislators who join his team PensionsJim WatersDecember 2, 2019Adkins, Beshear, bill, greed, Legislative pensions
Bluegrass Institute commends progress toward increased KRS investment transparency Transparency and Accou..., PensionsJim WatersOctober 8, 2019PPOB, SB 2 (2017), State Auditor Mike Harmon