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Senate Bill 69 - Legislators, Pay Attention!

Dean Dennis

Feb 234 min read

Senate Bill 69 - Legislators, Pay Attention!

STRS Ohio Board Minutes - Archive

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Feb 171 min read

Wade Steen: Recent court documents

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Feb 131 min read

On a Mission From God: Inside the Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Jan 1424 min read

On a Mission From God: Inside the Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools

Editorial: ESG not enough

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Dec 28, 20242 min read

ORTA endorses Fichtenbaum, Harkness, and Smith for STRS Ohio Retirement Board

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Dec 22, 20242 min read

ORTA endorses Fichtenbaum, Harkness, and Smith for STRS Ohio Retirement Board

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Blade Editorial: Use STRS town hall well

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Sep 26, 20242 min read

Blade Editorial: Use STRS town hall well

Thursday, the State Teachers Retirement System is holding a town hall meeting in Toledo at the Sanger branch library. Of course the...

“They’re going to say this is a conflict of interest,” Steen laughed as he grabbed a plate of his celebration cake.

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Sep 24, 20246 min read

“They’re going to say this is a conflict of interest,” Steen laughed as he grabbed a plate of his celebration cake.

Chaos-filled day at Ohio teachers’ pension board leading to even more ethical concerns A chaos-filled Friday at the retired teachers’...

Dean Dennis

Sep 22, 20244 min read

"What are we doing wrong?"

Asked STRS Ohio Acting Executive Director at the September 2025 Board Meeting. Happy to answer. Acting STRS ED Lynn Hoover and the Chief...

Wade Steen leaves STRS Ohio Retirement Board

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Sep 15, 20242 min read

Wade Steen leaves STRS Ohio Retirement Board

"Ohio teachers are the only public employees in the country contributing more than their pension is worth, and many of our retirees are...

Has your U.S. Representative signed the discharge petition to force a vote on H.R.82 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Social Security Fairness Act of 2023?

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Sep 12, 20244 min read

Has your U.S. Representative signed the discharge petition to force a vote on H.R.82 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Social Security Fairness Act of 2023?

As a rule, we do not post about the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) because they are federal...

Editorial: STRS failing transparency task

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Sep 5, 20243 min read

Editorial: STRS failing transparency task

We understand that some of our members will object to us reposting this editorial by the Toledo Blade Editorial Board. We believe that...

A battle is brewing over control of Ohio's teachers pension fund

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Sep 3, 20241 min read

A battle is brewing over control of Ohio's teachers pension fund

We'll discuss the controversy over the State Teachers Retirement System with billions of educators' retirement dollars on the line....

"I will be cleared of any wrongdoing. I just want to keep on working on behalf of the members to help restore the benefits that I think they were promised and deserve."

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Aug 31, 20241 min read

"I will be cleared of any wrongdoing. I just want to keep on working on behalf of the members to help restore the benefits that I think they were promised and deserve."

"The lawsuit is actually, in this case, not an indication of wrongdoing, but the identification of a concern and a mechanism to put some...

I have no doubt that the rest of the Attorney General’s accusations will likewise be dismissed. Meantime, neither he nor the Governor have lifted a finger on behalf of STRS’s members.

Rudy Fichtenbaum

Aug 25, 20243 min read

I have no doubt that the rest of the Attorney General’s accusations will likewise be dismissed. Meantime, neither he nor the Governor have lifted a finger on behalf of STRS’s members.

STRS Ohio Trustee Rudy Fichtenbaum responds to recent News 5 article by Morgan Trau When I ran for a seat on the STRS Board, I listed six...

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Senate Bill 69 - Legislators, Pay Attention!

STRS Ohio Board Minutes - Archive

Wade Steen: Recent court documents

On a Mission From God: Inside the Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools

Editorial: ESG not enough

ORTA endorses Fichtenbaum, Harkness, and Smith for STRS Ohio Retirement Board

Blade Editorial: Use STRS town hall well

“They’re going to say this is a conflict of interest,” Steen laughed as he grabbed a plate of his celebration cake.

"What are we doing wrong?"

Wade Steen leaves STRS Ohio Retirement Board

Has your U.S. Representative signed the discharge petition to force a vote on H.R.82 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Social Security Fairness Act of 2023?

Editorial: STRS failing transparency task

A battle is brewing over control of Ohio's teachers pension fund

"I will be cleared of any wrongdoing. I just want to keep on working on behalf of the members to help restore the benefits that I think they were promised and deserve."

I have no doubt that the rest of the Attorney General’s accusations will likewise be dismissed. Meantime, neither he nor the Governor have lifted a finger on behalf of STRS’s members.