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Retirement & Health Benefits for February 26, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: February 26, 2021
Both Houses are focusing on ‘floor’ action. They have primarily voted to pass bills that have the support of both parties. Proposals that do not...

Retirement & Health Benefits for February 19, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: February 19, 2021
The deadline for policy bills has come and gone, and the deadline for fiscal bills is imminent. Both Houses will now focus on ‘floor’ action,...

Retirement & Health Benefits for February 12, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: February 12, 2021
“What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren’t making it for the long haul.” ~ Calvin Trilling. Substitute the...

Retirement & Health Benefits for February 5, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: February 5, 2021
Legislators propose policies and budget dollars. Sessions, also, often focus on main themes. This year’s focus issues are Budget, Covid–19, Equity (Racial and Police-related) and...

Retirement & Health Benefits for January 29, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: January 29, 2021
Hearings are being held every day and the challenge is to communicate one’s position within the one minute typically given to testify. Because of the...

Retirement & Health Benefits for January 22, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: January 22, 2021
Even though the Democrat leadership has asked members to limit the number of bills they introduce, clearly, they and their Republican counterparts didn’t listen. Even...

Retirement & Health Benefits for January 15, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: January 15, 2021
As the vaccines continue to make their presence felt to all, we still live in a COVID–19 world. The pandemic may well be on its...

Retirement and Health Benefits 2020 Session Summary

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: April 6, 2020
Pensions, Health Care, SEBB, PEBB, Other… The legislative session has concluded, the Governor has acted, and now as the show goes on, districts have to...

Retirement & Health Benefits for March 13, 2020

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: March 13, 2020
Sine Die occurred and the 66th Legislature has concluded. The last act is the Governor’s responses to the various legislative proposals that have delivered to...

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