PERS reform starts with removing conflicts of interest

PERS reform starts with removing conflicts of interest

The Public Employees Retirement System building in Tigard. (Photo courtesy of Oregon State Archives)The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System is set to take another massive bite out of public budgets starting in the 2027-29 budget cycle. Still reeling from an even bigger increase that took effect last summer for the current biennium, public agencies will feel unprecedented pressure as they struggle to absorb this new shock.  The two increase…