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Despite campaign promises, government has grown under Scott
TALLAHASSEE – On the campaign trail, Rick Scott made it sound like such common sense: career politicians had driven the train in Tallahassee, and it was headed off a cliff because of spiraling government growth. Scott pledged to implement an...
Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Tampa, DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network), Politics
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Labor money starts flowing in for Garcetti
Organized labor's lopsided support for Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race has started shifting as unions begin pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into an independent campaign backing her rival, Eric Garcetti. The $300,000 in new labor...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Voting, Los Angeles International Airport, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Disputes
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At midpoint of session, political divides are emerging
TALLAHASSEE -- Halfway through a legislative session that has seen a rebounding economy, replenished coffers and a spirit of cooperation between chambers and parties, the gravitational pull of politics is taking hold. Put 160 elected officeholders...
Tags: Joe Negron, Politics, Health Insurance, Don Gaetz, Economy, Business and Finance
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Federal employees are hurting under sequestration
Your article about the effects of the sequester on federal employees left readers with a misleading impression of its effects by not mentioning the IRS ("Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now," March 30). The National Treasury Employees...
Tags: Annapolis, Career and Workplace, Employees, Taxation, Layoffs and Downsizing
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That official is making how much?: Public worker databases
South Bend TribuneIndiana has an online database that now lists salaries of most public employees in the state. -------------------- Links: Find salaries of most of Indiana's public employees at municipalities, schools and other areas of government. Also find budgets,...Tags: Justice System, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Mike Pence, Politics, Credit and Debt
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Senate’s $74.3 billion budget differs over education issues
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Senate's released its $74.3 billion budget, and it looks a lot like the House's $74.4 billion spending plan in a lot of places — with the exception of education funding where the Senate takes an approach closer to Gov. Rick... -
Greuel to study raising retirement age of current L.A. workers
Los Angeles controller and mayoral hopeful Wendy Greuel said Wednesday she would consider raising the retirement age for current city workers, along with other changes to the city's pension systems, to help Los Angeles close persistent budget gaps....
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Pension and Welfare, Eric Garcetti, Kevin James, Interior Policy
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Thousands Of State Workers Will Relocate In Next Two Years
The Hartford CourantThe state will buy two Hartford office buildings — one in downtown, one in Asylum Hill — with space for thousands of state employees as it consolidates work sites to save money. A formal announcement is expected Wednesday. The state will...Tags: Politics, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now
A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...
Tags: Baltimore Housing, Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Interior Policy, Food and Drug Administration, Politics
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Time To Get The Bribes Out Of State Government
The Hartford CourantLast week I testified before the General Assembly on a bill that would make it a crime for a public official or state employee to receive more than $1,000 from a state contractor, public employee union, lobbyist or a business that is paid to lobby for...Tags: Bribery, Lobbying, Public Officials, Business, Politics
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Local Voices: Naperville
Letters to the editor from Naperville residents: Working moms In your March 15 Perspective story about Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, I got goose bumps when I read what her brother told one of his women employees about a...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Politics
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City pension system facing $681 million shortfall
The pension system for most city workers has nearly $700 million in unfunded liabilities, according to an audit released Wednesday. In contrast, the smaller system for elected officials — who contribute to their pensions — is in strong...
Tags: Justice System, Public Officials, Interior Policy, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
Mar 22, 2013
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Apr 6, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 4, 2013
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Mar 31, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Apr 3, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 6, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Mar 30, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Mar 28, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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