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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Retirement, Labor Legislation, Howard County, Government
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At heart of IRS scandal: flawed 501(c)(4) rules
Congress passes laws and usually the appropriate agency can write regulations implementing the law. However, the regulations cannot contradict the law. Nevertheless, with respect to the tax law provision 501(c)(4), that is exactly what happened. Under...
Tags: Lawyers, Tea Party Movement, Parties and Movements, Interior Policy, Judges
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...
Tags: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., National Government, Financially Distressed Companies, Government
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Mayor's bill would require city workers to pay into pensions
With the pension system for City Hall workers facing nearly $700 million in unfunded liabilities, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is introducing legislation today that would require employees to start contributing part of their salaries to the fund....
Tags: Retirement, Labor Legislation, Government, Finance, Interior Policy
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Harford council reviews school budget request, hears pleas for more money
Harford County Public Schools officials appealed to the members of the Harford County Council Thursday morning to fully fund their request for $241 million from the county for their Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget. Harford County Executive David R....Tags: Labor Legislation, Finance, Public Finance, Employment, Energy Saving
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Harford council's foibles on Bel Air Walmart bill defy logic [Commentary]
Has there ever been an event so bizarre as the most recent Harford County Council meeting on April 16, when zoning legislation thinly disguised as a means to stop the planned Bel Air South Walmart "died," after failing to receive a seconding motion? I...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Judges, Lawyers, Elections, Justice System
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How the welfare state has grown — and sapped America's economy and culture
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." — Thomas Jefferson My recent column on the challenges associated with the Social...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Culture, Labor Legislation, Business Enterprises, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Board questions deputy mayor's place in fire pension system
Members of Baltimore's fire and police pension board are questioning whether one of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's top aides should remain part of the lucrative pension system that covers sworn public safety officers. Administration officials say...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, George Nilson, Government, Health and Safety at Work
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Ulman says transportation bill will have biggest impact on Howard
The transportation package passed by the General Assembly, including an increase in the gas tax, will have the most immediate impact on Howard County residents, but legislation out of Annapolis this year has little effect on the county budget, according...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Interior Policy, Annapolis
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How Republicans raided the welfare state and left it flat broke
I would like to add some points to former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich's column "How the welfare state has grown" (April 7). Mr. Ehrlich fails to mention the fact that every president since Lyndon Johnson, beginning in 1964, has raided the Social Security...
Tags: Economic Organization, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Lyndon B. Johnson, Trade Dispute, Interior Policy
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Audits detail fiscal problems of city phone system, pensions
Audits released Wednesday offered new details about two of the city's ongoing financial problems: money wasted by the outdated municipal phone system and the unfunded liabilities of the Police and Fire departments' pension plans. The independent HPA...
Tags: Retirement, Government, Finance, Interior Policy, Local Government
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Mossburg fails math on pensions
Marta Mossburg once again gets it wrong on public employee pensions, incorrectly claiming the state pension system suffered a poor rate of return ("On state pensions, 'Everyone else is doing it' is no excuse," Feb. 13). She does this by cherry picking a...
Tags: AFSCME, Employees, Interior Policy
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