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Bronner Offers Ideas on How to Move Alabama Forward

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Recently, the Alabama Political Reporter sat down with Dr. David Bronner, the long-serving head of RSA. “One of the stories I like to tell was an old Birmingham News story that asked, ‘What if we treated Alabama’s football team like we do everything else,’” recalled Bronner. “First of all, Coach Saban … Continued
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February 3, 2016

Greer: State Intends to Guarantee Retirees Will Get What Was Promised

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, November 19, State Representative Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville) said that the Committee that is looking at reforming the retirement system intends to guarantee the benefits that state employees were promised. Representative Greer said in a statement, “During our November meeting, the Pension Committee unanimously passed a resolution that … Continued
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November 20, 2015

More of the Same Reform?

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— During the 2015 Legislative Session, the State Legislature created the Joint Committee on Alabama Public Pensions with the expressed purpose of reforming the State Pension plan.  Republicans have repeatedly expressed a desire to overhaul the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), in an effort to control cost. Ideas … Continued
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August 25, 2015

Why is Troy Professor Blasting RSA?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Under the headline “RSA is a poor steward of our retirement resources,” Daniel J. Smith, an associate professor of economics at the Johnson Center at Troy University, recently took aim at the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA). Smith, a recent addition to the State, is making a name for … Continued
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August 5, 2015

Hubbard Lobbying Governor Tied to $78 Million Dollar RSA Loan

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In Count 13 of the State’s felony criminal indictments against Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, he is accused of representing Robert Abrams d/b/a CV Holdings, LLC., before Gov. Bentley. State Ethics Law, Section 36-25-1.5 prohibits a legislator from representing any person, firm, corporation or other business entity before … Continued
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November 11, 2014

Hubbard Investigation May Reach Inside RSA and Commerce

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—After months of investigation, the Alabama Political Reporter now believes that a donation of $33,333.00 made to former Gov. Bob Riley’s Alabama 2014 PAC can be linked to a $78 million dollar loan made by the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) to fund Si02 Medical Products. The loan’s genesis began … Continued
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September 9, 2014

House, Senate Votes to Remove AEA Executive Secretary From Teachers Retirement Board

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a substitute version of Senate Bill 303 that removed the Alabama Education Association (AEA) Executive Secretary from being an ex officio member of the Teachers Retirement Board. The original Senate Bill 303 was sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R) from Tuscaloosa. … Continued
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May 10, 2013