Featured Resource: OpenPensions.org
While we don’t normally write about public finance, we support any efforts to increase government transparency. Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer’s Open Pensions website does just this. Commissioner Gainer is chairwoman of the County’s pension oversight committee.
The site addresses an important but politically fraught question: how do correct impending Cook County pension insolvency? County employees can see how different pension plans will affect them individually and the County as a whole. It also shares raw data for the more analytically minded visitor or researcher.
OpenPensions.org positions itself to be a one-stop-shop for news, resources, and legislative updates regarding the County’s pension problem. Check it out, and be sure to take the survey so legislators know the public’s thoughts.