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Federal Governmental Relations

Federal E-NewsBlog:

The Federal E-News blog provides important information on the issues and events in Washington, DC that may impact NCTR Members.

• View Federal E-News Blog

Legislative Alerts:

• House, Senate Vote to Repeal 3% Withholding Law; Treasury, IRS move to Define “Governmental Plan”, and Teacher Benefits Under the Microscope
• The Bureau of National Affairs Reports on NCTR & NASRA's Critique of New Rauh/Novy-Marx Paper
• Press Statement: Expecting GASB to Issue Tough, but Deliberative Rules
• More Faulty Pension Analysis Unhelpful to State and Local Recovery Efforts
• The Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (“PEPTA” HR 567/S 347)
• NCTR Opposes HR567

Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB):

• Public Plan Response on Preliminary Views of Changes to Statements 25 and 27
• GASB Preliminary Views Employer Tool Kit

Webinar Presentations:

December 14, 2011: New Proposed IRS Regulations Governing the Definition of a Governmental Plan

Ice Miller

Presentation by Mary Beth Braitman, Partner and Terry Mumford, Partner

New York STRS

Presentation by Wayne Schneider, General Counsel

March 29, 2011: The Public Employee Pensions Transparency Act

Gabriel Roeder Smith and Company

Presentation by Paul Zorn, Director of Governmental Research

NCTR'S Federal Relations Director:

Leigh Snell
Email: lsnell@nctr.org
Phone: (540) 333-1015