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A new report by the Philadelphia Research Initiative finds that Philadelphia’s city pension fund now has less than half the money it needs to make good on its obligation to past and current city workers. The study looks at the finances of pensions and health care for municipal workers at a time when the two topics are front and center both in Harrisburg and in City Hall.

New Report Examines Philadelphia’s Pension and Health Care Costs for City Employees

A new report by the Philadelphia Research Initiative finds that Philadelphia’s city pension fund now has less than half the money it needs to make good on its obligation to past and current city workers. The study looks at the finances of pensions and health care for municipal workers at a time when the two topics are front and center both in Harrisburg and in City Hall.

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The Clean Energy Economy

The number of jobs in America’s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007. In a new report, Pew provides the first-ever hard count across the 50 states of the actual jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply the growing market demand for environmentally friendly jobs, products and services.More

 
 

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Growing Old in America: Expectations vs. Reality

Getting old isn't nearly as bad as people think it will be. Nor is it quite as good. On aspects of everyday life ranging from mental acuity to financial security, a new Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey finds a sizable gap between expectations that young and middle-aged adults have about old age and actual experiences reported by older adults themselves.


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Susan A. Magill on Philanthropic Services at Pew

Our featured expert is Susan A. Magill, Managing Director Philanthropic Services and Government Relations, who discusses the Philanthropic Services department at Pew.

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