PERS
The Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) is one of the state's most important public policy issues, but has largely remained under the radar.
As one of the largest consumers of tax dollars in the state, the fiscal health of PERS impacts everything from teacher salaries, the quality of public services received by Nevadans and much more.
The soaring cost of paying down the system’s multi-billion dollar deficit is frequently behind the push for higher taxes, even if officials are unwilling to advertise that fact.
Misinformation about Nevada PERS is commonplace among both legislators and the media, making the need for accurate information that much more important.
Read on to learn more!
Featured Articles
Nevada teachers the victims of lawmaker inaction on PERS
In a just-released analysis of teacher pension plans nationwide, the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) failed to receive a single passing mark in the categories of cost, fairness,…
News organizations need to stop misleading the public about PERS
A pernicious myth is being spread by some of Nevada’s news organizations about the financial health of PERS — erroneously suggesting the public should be unconcerned about a multi-billion dollar…
PERS debt triples to $40B if consultant's buried report is correct
While most financial experts are warning of future teacher shortages, decaying roads, higher taxes and cuts to public safety, members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) board…
Recent News
Week in Review: We're watching
While reading a Los Angeles Times article this week on Gov. Sandoval’s “tax-hike surprise,” I couldn’t help but think of the Legislative Review & Report Card that NPRI publishes at the end of every Legislative Session._x000D_
Week in Review: Retirement
As revealed in our new analysis of Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System data now available on TransparentNevada.com, many public employees get a pay raise upon retirement._x000D_
Retiring in the lap of luxury
This analysis examines 10 of Nevada’s largest government agencies and compares the full-year equivalent 2013 retirement payouts of 2011-2013 retirees who had 30 years of service or more with their final-year base pay.
Solution of the Week: PERS reform
Nevada lawmakers should protect Silver State taxpayers from the open-ended liabilities associated with DB pension plans by adopting pension reform along the lines of Utah’s hybrid system.