Steven Gassenberger, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Steven Gassenberger

Steven Gassenberger is a Policy Analyst with Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity Project.

Analysis | Steven Gassenberger , Zachary Christensen , Leonard Gilroy , Truong Bui •

April 1, 2025

Mississippi adopts hybrid retirement design in major pension reform

A sustainable new “hybrid” retirement design has been adopted, but major funding and design issues remain for 2026.

Analysis | Steven Gassenberger •

December 18, 2024

The PERS $25 billion problem

In part 5 of this series on modernizing PERS, Steven Gassenberger says fixing PERS for sustainability won’t be easy, but reasonable solutions are within reach.

Analysis | Steve Vu , Steven Gassenberger •

December 10, 2024

A new and necessary approach for Mississippi’s public pension

In part 4 of this series on modernizing PERS, Steve Vu and Steven Gassenberger explore solving the state's retirement shortfall with more pension choices.

Analysis | Steven Gassenberger •

November 26, 2024

Modernizing PERS (Part 2): The state of play after 2024 session

In Part 2 of a series on modernizing PERS, The Reason Foundation's Steven Gassenberger examines recent legislative efforts to improve the sustainability of Mississippi's public retirement system and some of the flaws in current proposals for a fifth tier of beneficiaries.

Analysis | Steven Gassenberger •

November 20, 2024

Modernizing PERS to serve Mississippi’s public workforce

In the first of a five-part series on how to build a sustainable public employee retirement system, the Reason Foundation's Steven Gassenberger examines how changing worker habits should help shape reform.

News

News | Frank Corder •

August 14, 2026

Attorney confirms Wells’ parents have still not provided local law enforcement with his cellphone

News | Jeremy Pittari •

August 14, 2026

UMMC awarded $2.4 million grant to move cancer research forward in Mississippi

News | Frank Corder •

August 14, 2026

Signet Maritime refinances debt, receives federal small shipyard grant funding

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

August 13, 2026

Third Gulf of America oil and gas lease sale pulls in nearly $83 million in high bids

Business | Cass Rutledge •

August 12, 2026

The Lumber Manufactory bringing 50 jobs to New Albany with new sawmill

Business | Frank Corder •

August 10, 2026

Southwire investing $256 million in Starkville expansion

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

August 14, 2026

Experience an Elvis food tour in Ocean Springs inspired by his Summer of ’56 on the Mississippi Coast

Culture | Alistair Begg •

August 14, 2026

Responding to another’s success

Culture | Alistair Begg •

August 13, 2026

Rightly exalted

Opinion

Opinion | Benjamin Weingarten •

August 14, 2026

How Hamas’ attack on Israel is transforming American politics

Opinion | Delbert Hosemann •

August 12, 2026

The distraction in our pocket

Opinion | Sid Salter •

August 12, 2026

Death penalty support nationally remains strong despite concerns over disparities