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Welfare: Road to Ruin
The U.S. welfare program will see a 42 percent increase from FY2008 by FY2011, something The Heritage Foundation calls unsustainable and a path to bankruptcy.
Indiana Legislators push for Transparency Website
GOP legislators voice favoritism for a state transparency website being constructed without legislative approval, citing benefits it would bring such as cost savings.
Rates adjusted to address unfunded PERS/TRS gap
After two full days of presentations, discussions and review, the Alaska Retirement Management Board approved pension contribution rates today for fiscal year 2012 in an effort to reduce the multi-billion dollar unfunded liability.
Signatories of petitions now subject to rules of Open Government
Supreme Court rules that petition signatures are a matter of public record and should be made available as such.
Alaska Watchdog: Board to approve state’s retirement funds
The Alaska Retirement Management Board meets today and Friday in Anchorage to review the multi-billion dollar public retirement systems find ways to fully fund the systems in the future.
New education stimulus to complete the first’s task
A $23 billion education stimulus under consideration would save 250,000 teaching jobs, something the original ARRA should have done. Instead the funding was used to create more non-teaching positions.
Audio: Anchorage School District’s next big spending project
ASD is getting ready to spend $300 million on West Romig renewal. But how will it affect student achievement?
Health Care Costs in Massachusetts Still Rising
Though it was the chief model used to form President Obama’s health-care legislation, the Massachusetts program hasn’t done what it promised.
40 percent of Connecticut Medicaid recipients smoke
(Boston Globe) A new study says nearly 40 percent of Connecticut’s Medicaid recipients smoke.
Who owns the resources makes a difference
Those interested in creating robust forests to combat carbon dioxide, should consider who owns the forests, according to an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
San Diego ballot initiative would bring contract transparency
Battle lines are being drawn in San Diego over a possible November ballot measure that supporters say would ensure competitive bidding for municipal contracts, but which opponents argue is deceptive and has hidden consequences. Councilman Carl DeMaio plans to submit more than 138,000 signatures to the San Diego City Clerk’s Office on Monday to qualify his so-called “Competition and Transparency in City Contracting” measure for the November ballot.
Is the Anchorage School District focused on its mission?
On June 14th at 6:30, the Anchorage School Board will consider approving a master plan to rebuild West High School and Romig Middle School into a community center school.
Millionaire Police Officers?
(Forbes.com) It is said that government workers now make, on average, 30% more than private sector workers. Put that fantasy aside. It far underestimates the real figures.
Medicaid: facing a tough road
(The Heritage Foundation) As Medicaid prepares for a massive swarm of new enrollees House Democrats urge their colleagues for more federal funding to keep the program afloat.
Public transit: higher cost, emissions
By Randal O’Toole: Public transit is frequently depicted as both a more environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative to our everyday reliance on the automobile. However, public transit rarely stays out of the red and has a high environmental cost.