The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS, building in Tigard, Ore., on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. (Bryan M. Vance / OPB) In a budget season rife with cuts and constraints, school districts ...

School districts and state agencies face another major hike in their payments to the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System during the two-year budget cycle starting July 1, 2027, according to new ...

SALEM — Nine public employees are asking the state’s highest court to review a new state policy that slashed their retirement benefits. The workers, including a secretary, a firefighter and a water ...

Earlier this year, Grant School District Superintendent Mark Witty faced a $900,000 hike in what his district needs to pay this coming year to the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund. It was a ...

The change translates into $168 million in savings for districts across the state — money schools can now use for other needs. In a budget season rife with cuts and constraints, school districts have ...