Seattle Times data journalist Manuel Villa breaks down pension spiking, and how it affects retirement funds in Washington State.

When pension funds fall short, governments might have to raise taxes or cut public services to cover the gap. And employees ...

A Seattle Times investigation estimated how much the pensions of some Seattle public employees were boosted from extra ...

On April 3, hours after the S&P 500 plummeted 5%, the Washington State House Appropriations Committee voted to raise the expected investment returns of public employee pension assets. This budget ...