retirement

The former public employees received about $370 on average through the 13th check.

The public retirement system will decide whether to remove the company from its investment portfolio.

The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday unanimously advanced a Republican leadership priority bill offering public retirees a bump in benefits.

Since 2012, an average of about 13 state lawmakers per election cycle have opted not to run for reelection, either to retire or seek a different office.

A legislative study committee recommendation adopted Tuesday would see a blend of cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, and extra monthly payments to increase pension benefits for public retirees.

She became the first female president of ISU when she was named to the position in late 2017.

Indiana’s public pension system is almost done pulling its money from Chinese investments, as ordered by a new law that took effect earlier this year.

The legislation requires the Indiana Public Retirement System to divest from any Chinese companies that do military or intelligence work, or that are controlled by the Chinese government and its ruling political party.

Boots, first elected in 2006, is chair of the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee. In a statement, the Crawfordsville Republican said he is “grateful to serve.”