Maine’s Unfunded Pension Liabilities: The “Best” of a Bad Bunch
In the world of public pension funding and governance, good news is hard to come by. Maine’s levels of unfunded pension liabilities are no exception. However, according to a report […]
Read More →Four Things Other New England States Are Doing Worse Than Maine
New England, on the whole, is an economically-depressed region. Between 2004 and 2014, the average cumulative growth of a New England state’s gross domestic product was less than 29 percent. […]
Read More →Latest Pension Reform Plan an Important Step Toward Fiscal Solvency
A plan proposed by the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee to reduce Maine’s $4.1 billion unfunded government retiree pension debt provides some needed relief to Maine taxpayers, and is […]
Read More →More Bonds? Not with Maine’s Ballooning Unfunded Retiree Liabilities
Read the full report | As Mainers consider the June 8 questions to approve $108.3 million in new state bonding, they should take into account that Maine’s pension and retiree […]
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