A new pension plan for public safety personnel is being implemented in the state

May 12, 2022
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Efforts to improve the state’s pension system for public safety personnel include a focus on changes to investments, allocations and the burden facing cities and other government districts. To learn more about this, we welcome Mike Townsend, an administrator for the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.

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Mike Townsend, Administrator, Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System

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