Archive for the ‘Fiscal Policy’ Category
Union bail-out has Republican supporters
(Michigan Capitol Confidential) Michigan Congressman Thad McCotter, R-Livonia, is one of just nine Republicans nationwide to co-sponsor legislation that seeks to bail out union pension funds and put taxpayers “on the hook for $165 billion in unfunded union pension liabilities,” according...
June 9th, 2010 | Economics, Fiscal Policy, Policy | Read More
Stimulate Economic Education
By Dave Cuddy
Every generation in America…until this one…has endeavored to deliver a better quality of life, and an improved nation to our children. For the first time in our country’s history, we have failed in this challenge. The economic meltdown is unlike anything in most of our memories....
May 29th, 2010 | Fiscal Policy | Read More
Alaska Watchdog: Rising salaries contribute to growth of PERS/TRS unfunded liability
By Kirsten Adams
A recently released evaluation of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) revealed more than $16 billion in unfunded liabilities, a number that has more than doubled since 2001.
The evaluation, conducted by Buck Consultants and presented to the Alaska Retirement Management Board...
May 17th, 2010 | Fiscal Policy, Health Care | Read More
CBO Director: U.S. fiscal policy is ‘unsustainable’
(UPI) U.S. fiscal policy “is unsustainable” and cannot be solved with minor changes, the head of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office told reporters in Washington.
Read the article <here>
April 23rd, 2010 | Fiscal Policy | Read More
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NEA: Poor kids can’t learn
May 16, 2012 17:05
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Will Fire Island Wind Farm Affect People and Beluga Whales?
May 10, 2012 16:05
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Resettlement Camps Lead to Better Schools
April 24, 2012 15:04
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Should Alaska Measure Results of Tax Incentives When it Gives Them?
April 20, 2012 14:04
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Alaska Preschool Spending: Does It Work?
April 5, 2012 16:04
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- Groups appeal air permit for Shell Arctic drillingEnvironmental and Alaska Native groups on Wednesday appealed an air permit granted by the Environmental Protection Agency to a Shell Oil drilling ship that could be used this summer in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northern shore. […]
- Memorial honors Strykers killed in AfghanistanA memorial ceremony has been held at Fort Wainwright to honor the 21 men killed in action during the Stryker Brigade's yearlong deployment in Afghanistan. […]
