April 11, 2012
New pension plan could cost Virginia millions
A Republican-led push to shift Virginia’s public employees toward a 401(k)-style retirement plan could cost the state up to $25 million, a new report says.
April 5, 2012
ICYMI: Article Reveals Jindal Exempts Himself And Politicians From Own Pension Overhaul Plan
While Governor Jindal has been pushing to increase the contribution rates and minimum retirement age for state employees, an article in The Advocate reveals that under Jindal’s same pension proposal, he would exempt himself and elected officials from such changes.
April 2, 2012
Democratic Pension Plan for All Is Good Opportunity, Even for GOP
From the Department of Crazy-Sounding Ideas Dismissed Too Quickly: Democrats recently introduced new legislation that seeks to provide pension plans for private sector workers.
March 30, 2012
Constitutionality of Jindal pension bills doubted
A law firm hired by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office to review Gov. Bobby Jindal’s recommended overhaul of retirement benefits for rank-and-file state employees says key proposals are likely to be ruled unconstitutional.
March 30, 2012
CSNY’s budget blitz: $3.9 million
The Committee to Save New York, a pro-Cuomo coalition of business leaders, real estate magnates and a private-sector labor union has bought $4 million in air time for ads praising the Democratic governor’s agenda, according to a source watching the ad buy database.
March 30, 2012
Transparency Watch: Gov. Cuomo’s Wall St.-Aligned Group Spends $4 Mil in 3 Weeks Pushing his Wall St. Agenda Just as Ethics Report Reveals Group Spent $12 Mil Last Year Lobbying Albany for Cuomo
National Public Pension Coalition Calls on Elected Leaders to Make Wall St. Insiders & Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share, Not Team Up With Them to Slash the Retirement Security of Teachers, Cops, & Firefighters
