It's the end of May, and Auto IRA initiatives are racing the calendar as the 2023 legislative session ends. Grab a cool beverage and get your news on:

• Advancing retirement savings: Minnesota, Missouri, and Vermont Get Busy

• State metrics - over 50,000 employers facilitating, and more

• Key updates from Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, and Oregon – and a host of legislatively active states

• Eyes on the Big Picture: Top Trends

• Hot Sauce and Cool Stuff

• … and Pix of the week!

If you don’t know Kim Olson, you must get to know her. We met in the Oregon State Treasurer’s office in the early, heady days of 2017 when the OregonSaves program was still a twinkle in the eyes of many and a thorn in the sides of some.

It’s May, we’re enjoying lighter, longer days. We hope you’re enjoying fresh starts and new adventures. With an iced coffee in hand, let’s catch you up on what is going on in the world of retirement security. You won’t want to miss:

• Insights from Pewster Kim Olson on state Auto IRAS and fact-based advocacy.

• Frrresshhhh state metrics

• Key updates from California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Viginia – and a host of legislatively active states

• Hot Sauce and Cool Stuff - from NAST to “Bert” Hoover

• … and Pix of the week! including the White House, and … brownies