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February 19, 2018

The Columbus Dispatch Publishes Article on HB 413

(February 19, 2018) A revealing article on the status of H.B. 413 was published in the Sunday edition of The Columbus Dispatch yesterday shedding light on […]

February 13, 2018

PERI Membership Card Update

(February 13, 2018) Each year at this time, PERI receives many calls from members asking about the delivery of their membership cards. In case you were […]

February 7, 2018

PERI Testifies in Opposition to HB 413

(February 7, 2018) Yesterday, the House Committee on Aging and Long Term Care heard testimony from both proponents and opponents on HB 413. The majority of […]

February 2, 2018

House Committee Schedules Hearing for Opponent Testimony on HB 413

(February 2, 2018) The House Committee on Aging and Long Term Care has scheduled the third hearing on HB 413 for Tuesday, February 6th at 3:30 PM […]

January 31, 2018

PERI Continues to Advocate for Retirees Through Opposition to HB 413

(January 31, 2018) PERI is continuing the fight to defeat HB 413 and its most onerous provision that would cap retirees’ COLA at actual inflation up […]

January 8, 2018

PERI Urges Members to Contact Legislators On H.B. 413

(January 8, 2018) Recently, we asked PERI members to contact their legislators and ask them to oppose H.B. 413. Many of our members have already done […]

December 29, 2017

OPERS Announces Process for Special Election to Replace Maurer

(December 29, 2017) OPERS will be conducting a special election to replace retiree member John Maurer, who passed away unexpectedly this past fall. The person elected […]

December 18, 2017

PERI Supported Removal of UBIT from Federal Tax Reform Appears to be a Done Deal

(December 18, 2017) The federal tax reform package to be voted on later this week will not have a provision that would have cost OPERS and […]

December 14, 2017

House Committee Holds Second Hearing on COLA Reduction Bill

(December 14, 2017) Yesterday, the Ohio House Committee on Aging and Long Term Care heard proponent testimony from OPERS Executive Director Karen Carraher on why she […]

December 8, 2017

COLA Bill Has First Hearing in Aging and Long Term Care Committee

(December 7, 2017) Yesterday the House Committee on Aging and Long Term Care heard sponsor testimony on HB 413, the bill to reduce retirees’ COLA from […]