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A board member of the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System is suing over Gov. Mike DeWine's purported firing of him last month, just as a group seeking big changes at the $90 billion pension fund was poised to achieve a majority on the board.
The board for the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System voted for the increase, plus decided to delay by five years a pending increase in the years of service to be eligible for the pension.
Gov. Mike DeWine is being accused of pulling "a switcheroo" on Ohio's retired teachers by terminating a change-minded member of the pension board just as that faction was achieving a majority.
Ohio’s governor has removed a board member of the State Teachers Retirement System and appointed a replacement as a another member was ousted in an election.