Today (June 4, 2012) Gary Olson, former Senate Fiscal Agency Director and current Senior Policy Fellow at Public Sector Consultants, along with the Coalition for Secure Retirement (CSR), highlighted the massive potential costs and credit risks associated with the Senate …
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Today, the Michigan State Senate passed pension-slashing legislation, Senate Bill 1040, that would undermine the retirement benefits of school employees and cost the state an additional $2-3 billion more than its current plan, according to the Michigan Office of Retirement …
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On Tuesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer finally relented after suffering a major defeat in the Courts and signed off on legislation to reverse her illegal pension-slashing measure that placed a larger burden on the backs of teachers and other dedicated …
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Governor Jindal is currently trying to ram through the legislature one of the most extreme overhauls of a state-run pension system anywhere in the nation, without the benefit of a transparent and open debate.
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In case you missed it, Louisiana State Rep. Greg Cromer— State Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) since 2010—just announced that he had seen enough of ALEC’s inner workings and resigned from the controversial organization.
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Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, Wendy’s, McDonalds, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation leave group over extremist stands
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