Pensions

• Sen. Sweeney Calls for 4th Rutgers Official to Resign over Mike Rice Video
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 10, 2013
• New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney sent Rutgers officials a letter asking for the resignation of board member Mark Hershhorn, who failed to notify other members after he viewed the video of basketball coach Mike Rice abusing his players in December.

• CMS Administrator Sails Through Senate Confirmation Hearing
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   April 9, 2013
• The position has been left officially unfilled in part because of the political turmoil around Obamacare, but Marilyn Tavenner appeared to enjoy bipartisan support at Tuesday’s hearing.

• Seattle Police Chief Steps Down
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Seattle   |   April 9, 2013
• John Diaz's quiet style turned on him after the department came under federal scrutiny and widespread community criticism over several video-recorded confrontations involving his officers.
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• Moody’s: New York’s Pension-Deferment Plan Has Long-Term Risks
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   New York   |   April 9, 2013
• New York’s new law to allow some cities to defer pension payments would increase their unfunded pension liabilities and could hurt their credit outlook.

• Sharing the Burdens of a Broken City
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   April 8, 2013
• We're going to see more cities like Stockton. We need better ways to deal with the downward fiscal spiral.
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• Government Employment Changes Little as Job Growth Slows
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   April 5, 2013
• The U.S. economy added only 88,000 jobs last month, far below economists' expectations.

• Sequester Squeezes Massachusetts Judiciary
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   April 4, 2013
• Nationwide, the judiciary’s budget has been cut nearly $350 million for the 2013 fiscal year, leading to the layoffs or involuntary furloughs of 2,000 employees, according to the court system.

• Indiana Could Be 1st to Require Armed Employees in Schools
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   April 3, 2013
• Legislation approved Tuesday by the House Education Committee would mandate the creation of a protection officer for each school.
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• In Atlanta Cheating Scandal, All But 4 Turned Themselves In
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Atlanta   |   April 3, 2013
• Some of the educators spend several hours in jail before posting bond amounts starting at $40,000.

• Oregon Explores Treadmill Desks for State Workers
• BY: Stateline   |   Oregon   |   April 1, 2013
• The legislature is exploring the use of the desks to decrease the health risks associated with sitting at a desk too long.
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• Atlanta School Officials to Start Turning Themselves In
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Atlanta   |   April 1, 2013
• The first of almost three dozen indicted educators are expected to walk through the doors of the Fulton County Jail Monday to be processed as accused felons related to alleged cheating on standardized test scores and the covering up of those actions.

• D.C. Government Judges Fighting to Unionize for the 1st Time
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   April 1, 2013
• Now a group of city administrative law judges is seeking to organize for the first time, and the months-long effort has generated frustration among union advocates who think Mayor Vincent C. Gray has failed to match his pro-labor rhetoric with action.
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• Teachers Fear Speed of New Pay Plan in Florida
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   April 1, 2013
• Teachers have serious issues with the complicated new formula that will be used to evaluate them and determine pay raises.

• Why Kentucky's Pension Reform Has Some Governments Yawning
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   April 1, 2013
• Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear calls its pension reform “a good solution to a thorny problem." But the state’s local governments are far less impressed.
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• Stockton Bankruptcy Sets Stage for Pension Battle
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   April 1, 2013
• Some say the ruling in Stockton, Calif.'s case could lead to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on how bankrupt cities deal with their pension liabilities.