STUMP - Meep on public finance, pensions, mortality and more
Mary Pat CampbellPublic finance, pensions, mortality trends from the perspective of Meep (Mary Pat Campbell), a life-annuity actuary. Less frequent topics: data visualization, actuarial politics, literature, opera, and sumo.
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25 Aug 2026, People: Dolly Parton Died After a ‘Brief Battle with Cancer,’ Her Team Confirms
Dolly Parton died after being diagnosed with cancer.
In a statement to PEOPLE on Aug. 25, reps for the country star confirmed that the “Jol...
CTU Lawsuit Follow-up: Reactions
Following up on this post from Tuesday, 18 Aug 2026.
These will be in no particular order. I will have a few remarks at the end.
Fox News in Chicago
18 Aug 2026, Fox 32 Chicago:
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CTU Making Friends and Influencing People By Suing the Illinois Policy Institute
So, I’ve been enjoying the hissy fit that the CTU (Chicago Teachers Union) has been having over the past couple of days by saying it’s filing a lawsuit against the Illinois Policy Institute.
Let me lead off with the CTU’s own press release...
The Week in Meep: Capybaras, Falls, Liars, and Chocolate!
This last week, I was traipsing around Pennsylvania with my family, in the Poconos and Hershey — yup, went to Hershey Park!
As usual with Week in Meep posts, comments are open to all.
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Geeking Out: Updated Public Pension Projection Tool -- Includes Fiscal Year 2025 Data
I got an email from the Public Plans Database that they had updated their data, and remembered I had updated the projection tool about this time last year.
So here it is!
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Spreadsheet Update: with FY2025 Data
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