/tags/beth-pearce Beth Pearce en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 04 May 2022 12:20:00 GMT /vpr-news/2022-05-04/state-treasurer-beth-pearce-to-step-down-after-six-terms-in-office State Treasurer Beth Pearce says she's decided not seek to reelection after receiving a cancer diagnosis last month. Wed, 04 May 2022 12:20:00 GMT /vpr-news/2022-05-04/state-treasurer-beth-pearce-to-step-down-after-six-terms-in-office Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2022-03-03/scott-administration-to-lift-masking-recommendations-for-all-indoor-spaces-including-schools Starting on March 14, the Scott administration will urge schools across Vermont to drop mask mandates, regardless of vaccination rates among students. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:06:30 GMT /vpr-news/2022-03-03/scott-administration-to-lift-masking-recommendations-for-all-indoor-spaces-including-schools Peter Hirschfeld /programs/2021-05-20/whats-going-on-with-vermonts-pensions Vermont’s underfunded pension system has forced an awkward question: If the state makes a promise to its workers, does it have to keep its word? And justâ€� Thu, 20 May 2021 21:32:30 GMT /programs/2021-05-20/whats-going-on-with-vermonts-pensions Angela Evancie /programs/2021-02-01/pension-cuts-for-teachers-and-state-employees-a-conversation-with-state-treasurer-beth-pearce For years, people have been sounding the alarm about Vermont's unfunded pension liabilities. Now State Treasurer Beth Pearce is recommending a reductionâ€� Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:29:05 GMT /programs/2021-02-01/pension-cuts-for-teachers-and-state-employees-a-conversation-with-state-treasurer-beth-pearce Jane Lindholm, Emily Aiken /vpr-news/2021-01-15/state-treasurer-seeks-painful-cuts-to-retirement-benefits-for-government-workers State Treasurer Beth Pearce says Vermont will need to make “extraordinarily painfulâ€� cuts to retirement benefits for teachers and state employees in orderâ€� Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:01:57 GMT /vpr-news/2021-01-15/state-treasurer-seeks-painful-cuts-to-retirement-benefits-for-government-workers Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2019-07-11/vermont-hit-with-another-bond-rating-downgrade A Wall Street rating agency has downgraded Vermont's bond rating, saying that the state's aging population has put a damper on projections for economicâ€� Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:51:32 GMT /vpr-news/2019-07-11/vermont-hit-with-another-bond-rating-downgrade Peter Hirschfeld /programs/2019-06-06/treasurer-beth-pearce-on-why-environmental-responsibility-is-critical-to-vermonts-finances In her eight years in office, State Treasurer Beth Pearce has pushed Vermont to tackle its critical financial issues head-on, like confronting the realâ€� Thu, 06 Jun 2019 23:18:58 GMT /programs/2019-06-06/treasurer-beth-pearce-on-why-environmental-responsibility-is-critical-to-vermonts-finances Bob Kinzel, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2019-02-26/state-treasurer-urges-extreme-caution-as-lawmakers-contemplate-housing-bond Vermont lawmakers this year are considering another major affordable housing bond, but State Treasurer Beth Pearce said taking on more long-term debt nowâ€� Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:12:13 GMT /vpr-news/2019-02-26/state-treasurer-urges-extreme-caution-as-lawmakers-contemplate-housing-bond Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2018-10-23/aging-population-slow-economic-growth-cost-vermont-its-triple-a-bond-rating The state of Vermont’s sterling reputation on Wall Street took a modest hit Tuesday when Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the state’s generalâ€� Tue, 23 Oct 2018 22:02:14 GMT /vpr-news/2018-10-23/aging-population-slow-economic-growth-cost-vermont-its-triple-a-bond-rating Peter Hirschfeld /programs/2018-10-11/campaign-2018-unfinished-work-spurs-state-treasurer-beth-pearce-to-seek-reelection Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce was appointed to the job in late 2010, and has been re-elected three times on the Democratic ticket. In all, she'sâ€� Thu, 11 Oct 2018 19:47:40 GMT /programs/2018-10-11/campaign-2018-unfinished-work-spurs-state-treasurer-beth-pearce-to-seek-reelection Bob Kinzel, Matthew F Smith