Public pensions

A plan to fully fund the California State Teachers’ Retirement System will be tough for some districts.

A Boston firm will replace Aon Hewitt as investment consultant for Connecticut state pensions.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill to grant state public safety unions control over their pension investments.

Hawaii received a Fitch Ratings outlook boost to positive ahead of an $856 million bond sale.

Continued financial stability was cited as Moody's upgraded Central Falls, R.I. to Ba1.

U.S. states are continuing to see a steady decline in their credit quality, according to Conning’s State of the States municipal credit research report released on Tuesday.

A bill that provides a new funding formula for Houston's police pension fund passed the Texas Senate.

Rhode Island released its first debt affordability report since 1999.

Chicago's final pension fix passed the House but needs Republicans on board if the governor vetoes it.

New Jersey’s pension funding level is the worst of the 50 U.S. states, according to new data from Pew Charitable Trusts.

Changes to public pensions should include more accountability for those running them, and need not entail federal help, a report said.

An overhaul of the underfunded Arizona’s Corrections Officers Retirement Plan got a thumbs up from some pension reform advocates.

Administrative costs for locally run Massachusetts pension systems average at least three times those of state-run systems, a report says.

New Jersey’s pension burden continues to worsen, according to a Moody’s Investors Service report.

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System's unfunded liability has jumped.

Central Falls, R.I., Mayor Jim Diossa discussed the city’s climb from bankruptcy to investment grade.