SEC attempts to take “pay-to-play” out of the public pension business
The SEC on Wednesday tightened restrictions against “pay-to-play” practices in the municipal securities market
View ArticleWill 2010 be the year states say enough is enough?
Irresponsible promises made and burdens shifted to future generations have come due. Legislators and governors of both parties must now make difficult decisions of how to reign in past agreements
View ArticleThe Social Security crisis is real
Paul Krugman’s astonishingly incorrect column about Social Security’s finances is based on the premise that anticipated deficits in the Social Security program may never materialize. A couple of years...
View ArticleCalifornia: the Golden Parachute State
California's overcompensated public employees are bankrupting the state.
View ArticleFrench unions stage strike as pension debate starts
President Sarkozy vows to move forward with his plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62
View ArticleBusinesses and unions planning to meet on possible $3 trillion pension disaster
An August report found government pension programs in as many as 31 states are headed for financial disaster by 2030
View ArticleStates cutting benefits for public-sector retirees
Since 2008, at least 20 states from Wyoming to Rhode Island have rolled back pension benefits or seriously considered doing so
View ArticleThe new leviathan: Congress has created a monster
Public sector pensions have grown into a ravaging, pillaging monster. It must be stopped.
View ArticleFrench senate passes pension bill
The bill raises the minimum retirement age to 62 from 60 and the age for a full pension to 67 from 65
View ArticleState releases new local-government salary database
Users can search for the salary, pension benefits and other compensation for more than 594,000 city and county employees throughout California
View Article1 NFL pension, 2 wives equals Pa. court fight
Judge thinks SC woman should no longer receive $2700-a-month NFL spousal benefit
View ArticlePublic vs. private retirements
Public sector retirees make over twice as much from pensions as private sector retirees -- and it's bankrupting our state governments
View ArticleFrom RINO to Redux
Now that Jerry Brown is California's governor, the Golden State's prospects look worse than ever.
View ArticleTheDC Morning: Budget crises turn Democratic governors into deficit hawks
Read TheDC Morning: An unvarnished e-mail summary of what's really happening in political news
View ArticleLocal and state governments shouldn’t be bailed out
Irresponsible state and local governments should pay for their mistakes with their own money.
View ArticleBattle in Wisconsin over public-sector unions set to spread to other states
The budget clash in Wisconsin may signify the beginning of a policy battle that will play out in states across the country
View ArticleWalker should fire striking Wisconsin teachers
Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers. If air traffic controllers can be replaced, so can teachers.
View ArticlePension funds strapped, states look at 401(k) plans
Many states under budget pressure are looking into switching out the use of guaranteed pensions for state employees for the 401k plans mostly used by private industry
View ArticleWhat’s really in the Wisconsin collective bargaining bill?
People have lost sight of what Walker's controversial union bill actually contains.
View ArticleGov employees make more than private sector workers, study finds
'These employees are supposed to be public servants, not a privileged class'
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