Tough Year Ahead for California Taxpayers and Wealth Producers
The Golden State's big government keeps getting bigger.
Government employees
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
CA Employee Posted Thousands of Comments Online While On the Clock
Wait ... You can get paid for that?
Ticked-Off By Press Investigation, Government Lab Worker Turns Threatening
But does that attitude constitute renewable energy?
Federal Workers Have Suffered Enough, Says Congressman
Poor babies. Has anybody mentioned to the bloated government workforce that we're broke?
Bloomberg Takes Aim at the Fiscal Horror Show of State Employee Salaries
Fiddling with the rules while the economy burns
Calif. Employee Pay Spirals Out of Control
State psychiatrist rakes in More than $800,000 a year
Illinois Starts Nibbling at the Edge of Pension Reform
Solutions a far cry from dealing with issues of sustainability
Illinois Pension Payment to Increase by Another Billion Next Year
Politicians dither while problem continues to grow
Nearly All Scranton, PA, Taxes Go to Public-Employee Benefits
But they're worth every penny, right?
VA School Staffing Grows Five Times Faster Than Student Body
Those padded payrolls don't come cheap
Los Angeles Will Not Soon Be Following the Pension Reform Lead of San Diego and San Jose
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has dropped his quest, on which he spent a reported $500,000, to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that would have replaced defined-benefit pensions for city employees with 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans.
Jersey City Spends $15 Million On "Longevity Pay" While Touting Pay Freeze
Good work if you can get it
Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn Wants Citizens to Do … Something? … About State Pension Crisis
Videos! Social Media! People like that stuff, right?
Mythbusting: Federal Workers Are NOT Underpaid by 35 Percent
In my misspent youth, I took a job as an "economist" at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C.
Reason-Rupe: 59 Percent of Public Sector Workers Oppose California's Prop 32; 50 Percent of Private Sector Workers Support
If California voters pass Proposition 32, unions, corporations, and government contractors would be prohibited from donating to political candidates and from deducting money from workers' paychecks to use for political purposes.
Police Union Intimidates California City Council
The latest shameless tactics from California's notorious law enforcement unions.
Chinese Flock to Government Jobs for Generous Benefits
The tax-funded "golden rice bowl" is pretty much the same the world 'round
Broad Alliance Opposes IL Public-Pension Amendment
The measure is seen as providing cover to politicians without fixing the mess
Chutzpah Denied! Fired Bell, Calif., Police Chief Will Not Get $510,000 Pension
Instead, he will get $240,000 a year, so hold the applause
Why Firing a Bad Cop Is Damn Near Impossible
A brief history of the "law enforcement bill of rights"
How Government Workers Profit at Taxpayer Expense
The purpose of government is to provide services to the public, not enrich the people who work for it.
Houston City Workers Collect Pay for Screwing Around
And shopping, and running businesses ...
The Latest Scam from California's Public-Sector Unions
Golden State lawmakers prepare to shovel more money to well-compensated government workers.
California's Failed Policies Are Driving Away Businesses and Residents
The Golden State needs to mend its ways before it's too late.
