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Rhode Island's pension system requires a swift and precise overhaul to correct decades of poor policymaking decisions.

I was recently asked by two different prospective employees, “Do you offer a pension?” I don’t know what's more surprising, the fact that I've never been asked this question, or the question itself, but I was definitely a little taken aback by these inquiries.

Key lawmakers are considering reductions in support for federal workers' pensions as they search for cuts that can clear the way for an increase in the national debt limit.

Trustees of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System are postponing an important decision until at least July.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon announce a proposal for a new, less generous pension system for future state, local and school employees that is designed to save taxpayers $93 billion over 30 years, according to two officials briefed on the plan.

Rhode Island's retirement board has voted unanimously to raise taxpayers' contributions to pension plans for state employees and teachers.

A bill attacking the long-term funding problems of Kansas' public pension system is close to clearing the Legislature, though some Republicans are disappointed it won't start a 401(k)-style retirement plan for new teachers and government workers.

House and Senate negotiators hope to resolve their differences on competing plans to reform New Hampshire's public pension system by the end of the month, at the same time the state's retirement system is experiencing a big increase in applications from retirement-eligible employees.