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Public Pensions News last updated May 19 9:56am PST
The complete text of these articles was e-mailed to subscribers.May 19th, 2013
May 18th, 2013
- Why Moody's Changed the Way It Determines Public Pension Liabilities (video - The Bond Buyer)
- Public Pension Crisis Denier of the Week: The Los Angeles Police Protective League (editorial - LAPPL)
- RADIO DISCUSSION: Los Angeles Police Protective League President Tyler Izen and PensionTsunami Editor Jack Dean (Ron York Show)
- OLDIE GOLDIE: State Treasurer Raimondo's Math Convinced Rhode Island of America’s Public Pension Crisis (Michael McDonald / Bloomberg)
- READ THE REPORT: 'Truth in Numbers: The Security & Sustainability of Rhode Island’s Retirement System' (pdf - Gina Raimondo / General Treasurer)
May 17th, 2013
- Q&A With John Moorlach, Member of the Orange County (CA) Board of Supervisors (Stephen Eide / Public Sector Inc.)
- Los Angeles Is B-R-O-K-E (Jack Humphreville / CityWatch LA)
- Muddled Math in Gov. Brown's Budget Revision; No Mention of Unfunded Pension or Healthcare Costs (video blog - Dan Walters / Sacramento Bee)
- Pensions Are Already Bankrupting California and Illinois; Send Message in New York on Pension Costs and Vote No on May 21 (letter - The Island Now)
- Pennsylvania's Public Pension Crisis Will Hit Homeowners and Taxpayers Hard (Priya Abraham / Tribune-Review)
- Fix Needed to Avert Crisis in Pennsylvania's Public Pension Systems (op-ed - Rep. Dan Moul / Gettysburg Times)
- Business Leaders Shun States With Powerful Public Unions (Steve Malanga / Public Sector Inc.)
- SEARCHABLE DATABASE: The CalPERS $100,000 Pension Club
- SEARCHABLE DATABASE: The CalSTRS $100,000 Pension Club
May 16th, 2013
- California Cities' Fiscal Problems Are 'Virtually Ubiquitous and Massive' (William M. Welch / USA Today)
- These California Cities Could Be Next in Bankruptcy (William M. Welch / USA Today)
- Gov. Brown’s May Budget Revision Still Kicks the Can (John Seiler / CalWatchdog)
- Ex-Simi Valley City Manager Joins Pension Board Despite Objections From Ventura County Taxpayers Association (Kathleen Wilson / Ventura County Star)
- San Jose City Council Rejects 5 Percent Pay Raise for Itself (John Woolfolk / Mercury News)
- San Jose's Mayor and Council Pay Over the Years (John Woolfolk / Mercury News)
- Unions, Retirees Slam Chicago Mayor's Plan to Cut Health-Care Subsidy (Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun-Times)
- The Makings of Pennsylvania's Pension Funding Crisis (Noah Brode / WESA Radio)
- Gov. Mark Dayton’s – and Minnesota’s – $9.7 Billion Pension Shortfall Problem (RiShawn Biddle / Dropout Nation)
- VIDEO: Discussion on Kentucky's Public Employee Pension Crisis (Logan Morford / Bluegrass Institute)
May 15th, 2013
- Yes, Government Pensions Can Be Completely Canceled (John Seiler / Cal Watchdog)
- California Cities to Remain 'Fiscally Challenged' Over Next Few Years, Says Moody's (Lisa Lambert / Reuters)
- Gov. Brown’s May Budget Revision Balances Only by Ignoring California's Unfunded Liabilities (Katy Grimes / CalWatchdog)
- The Public Employee Union Campaign to Own the Mayor of Los Angeles (Ed Ring / UnionWatch)
- Chicago to Phase Out Health-Care Subsidy for 30,000 Retired City Employees, Forcing Them to Switch to Obamacare (Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun-Times)
- Clock Is Ticking on Illinois Pension Reform (Bob Adelmann / The New American)
- The Civic Federation Urges Illinois to Address Pension Issue (Telegraph Herald)
- New York City's Bloomberg Offers Stunning Prediction of What Tax Rates Could Be Under Next Mayor (with video - Marcia Kramer / CBS New York)
- An Assurance for New Jersey Public Workers on Their Pensions (blog - John Bury / Burypensions)
- A Brief History of IRS Political Targeting (James Bovard / Wall Street Journal)
May 14th, 2013
- Mill Valley, California Takes Action to Cut Pension Costs (editorial - Marin Independent Journal)
- In Vallejo, California Residents Get Say on City Spending; Public Employee Pensions Aren't on List (Ginger Rutland / Sacramento Bee)
- For Real Pension Reform, Inequality and Fairness Must Be Stressed (op-ed - Rich Danker / Sun Sentinel)
- Why Do Illinois GOP House Members Vote No on Pension Reform? (Greg Hinz / Chicago Business)
- Detroit Emergency Manager Might 'Suggest Modifications' to 2 City Pension Plans (Christine Williamson / Pensions & Investments)
- Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Pension Reform Bill (Kevin Olsen / Business Insurance)
- Pennsylvania Public Pension Reform Has to Start With Legislature's Illegal Benefits (letter - Patriot-News)
- What the AFL-CIO Can Do for Returning Military Veterans (blog - Mike Antonucci / Intercepts)
- Salaries of Public College Chiefs Rise; Median Tops $400,000 (Atossa Araxia Abrahamian / Reuters)
- How to Tell if College Presidents Are Overpaid (Richard Vedder / Bloomberg)
- US Economic Indicators to Include Focus on Public Pensions (blog - Susan Mangiero / Pension Risk Matters)
May 13th, 2013
- California Could Owe $1 Trillion (column - Dan Walters / Sacramento Bee)
- California Local Governments' Pension Burden Becoming Clearer and Clearer (editorial - UT San Diego)
- For California's Public Pensions, Math Is Already at Work (Autumn Carter / Fox & Hounds)
- In La-La Land, America’s Silliest Election: Both Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Ignore the City's Exploding Pension Costs (Josh Barro / Bloomberg)
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