Taxpayers Footing Bill for LA County Chief Probation Officer's 600 Mile Round Trip Commute
Jerry Powers makes $255,000 a year
Government employees
Amanda Berry's 911 Dispatcher Under Investigation for Insensitivity, Hanging Up, Police Rule Out She Cursed at Her
Audio technician said no expletives ended the call
Battle over Breakfast at LA Schools
Teachers don't want to deal with it, but parents, food workers support it
Outgoing LA Mayor Urges Canceling City Employee Raises
Argues doing so would result in budget surprlus
Flights Start Seeing Delays on East Coast
Sequestration furloughs blamed as FAA keeps planes down
More Failed Sequestration Fearmongering from the FAA
The flight delays we've been warned about are running behind schedule
Washington State Seeks Pension Changes
Trying to manage rising health care costs, stop pension spiking
Canadian Public Workers Earn 12 Percent More than Private Counterparts
Probably also get better benefits
Why D.C. Is the Richest Region in the Country
All that marble in D.C. shouldn't make you feel patriotic.
Nearly Three Out of 10 Hawaiians Work for Government
Which makes policy discussions in that state much fun
2012 a Terrible Year for Illinois Public Pension Returns
Two out of five plans lost money. None reached as high as 1 percent on returns.
Australia Tells Customs Officers To Snitch on Each Other's Off-Duty Activities
So, it's no better downunder, then
Bill Would Make Federal Employees Conduct Union Business on Their Own Time
Taxpayers wouldn't have to subsidize private activity
Exposing Fraud in New Jersey's Broken Pension System
Former cops collect hefty lifetime pensions thanks to bogus disability claims.
Public Sector Workers Earn More Than Private-Sector Counterparts in Alberta
So it's not just an American phenomenon
State Workers in Michigan Average More Sick Days Than Those in Private Sector
According to report from Bureau of Labor Statistics
Fla. Supreme Court Upholds Public Pension Law
Employees required to contribute 3 percent into own retirement fund
British Civil Servants May Strike over Pay, Pension Cuts
Quarter of a million members of Public and Commercial Services Union to cast vote
Bloomberg vs. the Bus Drivers
Public-sector union power has reached the point where even Mayor Bloomberg is concerned.
Hiring More Cops Is Not the Answer
Public officials need to consider a wider array of crime-fighting options.
Illinois Pension Reform Appears Dead
Governor continues to vaguely ask for somebody to do something or other
Ill. Governor Hopes Pension Reform Bill Will Pass
But measure to shift responsibility for educators' retirement funds from state to school districts abandoned
NJ Town Ordered to Pay for Officers' Helicopter-Flying Lessons
Classes had nothing to do with job, but union contract makes no distinction
Labor Union Fights Liquor Store Privatization in Pennsylvania
How organized labor is resisting efforts to privatize the state-owned liquor monopoly.
Congress, Federal Employees to See Pay Raises
Granted, it's only a half of a percent increase
Tough Year Ahead for California Taxpayers and Wealth Producers
The Golden State's big government keeps getting bigger.
Audit: Calif. Parks Dept. Deliberately Underreported Finances
Hid funds from the state in midst of fiscal crisis
Top Australian Government Officials Get a $100K Raise
If it was a corporation, the usual suspects would scream
