I'll lay off 1000 to balance New York State budget, Gov. Paterson warns - New York Daily News
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:01:25 GMT+00:00
New York Daily News Paterson, speaking on a Syracuse radio station, again blamed the state's public employee unions for rejecting his call for furloughs and other concessions ... NY governor planning at least 1000 state layoffs The Associated Press Governor David Paterson to Layoff 1000 State Workers, Report Says Updated 11 ... DNAinfo Paterson Warns of Massive Layoffs to Balance Budget WKBW-TV Albany Times Union (blog)  - WCAX  - The State Column

Lee Zurik Investigation: Public Belt employees expenses go unchecked - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:05:41 GMT+00:00
Belt employees expenses go unchecked FOX 8 News WVUE-TV At the same time, Bridger was being paid $35000 a year, making him the highest paid public employee in the Metro Area. While earning this expensive salary, ... Lee Zurik Investigation: GM wines and dines on public funds FOX 8 News WVUE-TV New Orleans Public Belt Railroad is quite the gravy train for agency officials ... NOLA.com New Orleans Public Belt Railroad spending gets scrutiny NOLA.com

Public Employees Get Better Benefits - Wall Street Journal
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:51:56 GMT+00:00
Get Better Benefits Wall Street Journal An annual scorecard on benefits shows that public employees continue to have richer benefits than their private-sector counterparts, ... Public workers get more fringe benefits OCRegister ' Public Employees Get More Benefits' The American (blog)

Christie, Rendell: Revamp DRPA - Cherry Hill Courier Post
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:13:46 GMT+00:00
Cherry Hill Courier Post ... focusing on political contributions, conflicts of interest, company perks, nepotism and part-time jobs by high-paid public employees . ... NJ, Pa. governors call for DRPA audit, changes Philadelphia Inquirer Governor Rendell, Governor Christie Release New Correspondence Regarding ... PR Newswire (press release) Pa. governor wants tighter controls on port agency BusinessWeek istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Calexico Employees Say City Is Unfair - KXO Radio
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:14:30 GMT+00:00
Say City Is Unfair KXO Radio Calexico municipal employees filed an Unfair Labor Practices charge with the Public Employee Relations Board. The employees , represented by Service ... Labor union files complaint against Calexico on behalf of city employees Imperial Valley Press (subscription) Calexico Municipal Employees File Unfair Labor Practice Charge Imperial Valley News

Letter: Employee salaries should be readily available to public - NorthJersey.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:37:13 GMT+00:00
salaries should be readily available to public NorthJersey.com Why is an OPRA request necessary to find out the salary of a public employee ? I can't speak for the rest of the principalities in New Jersey, but I doubt if ...

PERSPECTIVE: Public cell phone? Public text message. - Culpeper Star Exponent
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:49 GMT+00:00
cell phone? Public text message. Culpeper Star Exponent If nothing else, such a law would likely reduce the amount of state resources public employees waste conducting personal business on state equipment.

Retired and rehired - Western Front
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:06:46 GMT+00:00
Western Front A June 26 article in the Seattle Times reported that about 2000 public employees statewide collected both wages and pensions at the beginning of this year. ...

In Michigan governor's race, Bernero pulls ahead - Detroit Free Press
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:36:14 GMT+00:00
Detroit Free Press Dillon has union endorsements, too, but his push to put all government employees under a single health care system angered unions for public employees . ... We're for Virg City Pulse

Pensions: The next budget crisis - VillageSoup Belfast
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:21:42 GMT+00:00
VillageSoup Belfast The rate of return is one factor that determines the amount of the annual bill the Maine Public Employee Retirement System sends to the state. ... Legislators: Any way around ballooning pension payments? VillageSoup Belfast

Editorial: 'Bonusgate' just tip of Harrisburg politics - Delaware County Daily Times
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:44:12 GMT+00:00
Delaware County Daily Times Our elected legislative bodies are public employees who set the ground rules for themselves as it is their Game...their Ball...their Field and you pay for ...

Be sure to put an asterisk on Virginia's budget surplus - Washington Post
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:40:54 GMT+00:00
Washington Post In a similar vein, Mr. McDonnell postponed $135 million in payments to the Virginia Retirement System for public employees , which were due in the last ...

The Ratings Game - A Solution - San Francisco Chronicle
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:59:04 GMT+00:00
San Francisco Chronicle Their rebellion is no different, in that sense, than a strike by public employees . Now the SEC is being pushed into a corner by their own rules requiring a ...

Oklahoma labor commissioner loses support from state employee group - NewsOK.com
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:14:30 GMT+00:00
group NewsOK.com by michael mcnutt leave a comment Labor Commissioner Lloyd Fields can forget about an endorsement for his re-election bid from the Oklahoma Public Employees ... Commissioner Denies OPEA Allegations KSBI 52

The Morning Leverage: Private Equity And Schmucks - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:35:41 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal (blog) Oregon Public Employees ' Retirement Fund has become a first-time investor in Blackstone Group's PE funds with a $200 million commitment to BCP VI. ...

OUR OPINION: In a crisis, all must make sacrifices - Imperial Valley Press (subscription) (press release)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:18:47 GMT+00:00
Imperial Valley Press (subscription) (press release) By Imperial Valley Press Staff Public employees complaining about pay and contracts is not uncommon in this country. Long, drawn-out negotiations over pay ...

Pension Key To Mayora s Solutions - Gazette Newspapers
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:20:52 GMT+00:00
Gazette Newspapers Long Beach, along with much of the rest of the state, increased benefits to 3% per year with retirement possible at age 50 for public safety employees and ...

No Toilet Paper for Public Employees: Newark Mayor's Solution to $70 Million ... - DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:24:32 GMT+00:00
: Newark Mayor's Solution to $70 Million ... DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts ... can live without the Christmas decorations but the bright idea of cutting off the supply of toilet paper, and, printing paper used by public employees ? ... Cory Booker, Newark mayor, won't spend public funds on toilet paper for city ... New York Daily News

Oregon Treasury updates travel policies in wake of newspaper series, audit - OregonLive.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:51:02 GMT+00:00
OregonLive.com Wheeler said he also intends to make it clear to outside investment managers that public employees operate under a different standard than the private ...

Lawmakers Talk Merging Youth Agencies - Pontiac Illinois Community News
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:34:09 GMT+00:00
Pontiac Illinois Community News by Community Resource Center State officials, public employee unions and policy groups are conflicted over which agency should oversee the state's ...