Public pensions

James Spiotto warns that communities with pension problems face potential population loss if they raise taxes too high and are not able to maintain public service levels.

States and localities can’t continue to postpone resolving their pension problems or they will crowd out essential services and infrastructure and lose population, Chapman Strategic Advisors managing director James Spiotto says in a paper to be delivered in Washington on Tuesday.

Dallas will issue $235 million of bonds to settle lawsuits about officers' back pay.

Chicago's 2017 CAFR offers deep dive into Chicago's fiscal gains and deeper strains.

Moody's has cut the ratings of 31 Illinois municipalities due in part to pension strains over the last 18 months.

Most of the state's largest cities are making strides in trimming their OPEB liablities, a study says.

Fitch Ratings says the application of its new rating criteria is not expected to result in widespread downgrades.

Johara Farhadieh will maintain her responsibilities as CIO as she takes up the executive director role.

New Jersey’s police officers and firefighters received control over their pension management decisions.

Better management may not be enough for Hartford and other Connecticut cities, says the Manhattan Institute.

The government expects more than $600 million in additional revenues over 10 years.

Six straight treasurers want SEC chairman Jay Clayton to stay the course on the commission's forced arbitration policy.

Moody's calls Minnesota's pension reforms a positive for the state and its local governments.

The Illinois county plans a $175 million new money offering later this summer.

The state's capital funding needs are far short of its available funding resources.

Higher contributions and benefit cuts will reduce Minnesota's unfunded pension liabilities.

Harvey, Illinois, its public safety pension funds, and its revenue bondholders continue negotiating toward a settlement on revenue diversions.

The state Supreme Court's reaffirmation of a 2015 pension overhaul settlement is credit positive for Rhode Island, according to Moody's.

The second Illinois municipality stung by new state pension intercept rules has settled with its firefighters' fund.

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund's new power to intercept Harvey's pool of state revenues complicates settlement efforts with the city's public safety funds.