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Pension health

Understanding pensions is key to the retirement plans of millions of Americans.

Pension health is a term used to describe the status of the country's pension systems. Several organizations and groups, including the Pew Charitable Trusts and Hoover Institution, have published reports regarding the health of the various state pension systems. For more information on pension health across the states, click here.

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Learn about the Public Policy Project on Ballotpedia.

Welcome to the Pension Policy Project, where you will find detailed information about the state and local public pension situation in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. We provide explanations of proposed pension policy reforms and terms and definitions used in public policy discussions. The Pension Policy project on Ballotpedia also includes coverage of pension debates that occur in state and local government.

For a list of all pension articles on Ballotpedia see here.

Pensions on the ballot

Pension policy affects the finances of not only state employees but of all taxpayers.

Many states have drafted ballot measures in ongoing efforts to improve pension health across the country.

For a full list of pension-related ballot measures tracked by the Public Policy project, click here.