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Unions threaten lawsuit over L.A. city pension changes
L.A. NOWA group that represents 18,000 employees at Los Angeles City Hall warned Tuesday it will sue if the City Council enacts a new plan to roll back pension benefits and boost the retirement age to 65.... -
L.A. City Council approves pension reforms despite protests
L.A. NOWDespite a raucous protest and threats of a lawsuit from city labor unions, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to roll back pension benefits and boost the retirement age to 65 for new civilian employees. The council voted 14-0 to approve the plan,... -
Union leader defends Villaraigosa in the wake of pension vote
L.A. NOWPension reform: A day after the Los Angeles City Council backed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's push to roll back pensions for newly hired city employees, the president of one of the state's biggest private sector unions defended the mayor, saying he is "not... -
Marco Rubio on ‘Face the Nation’; Jeb Bush on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe Sunday morning programs will focus on the Republican National Convention in a big way. CBS' “Face the Nation” has lined up Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for an interview with Bob Schieffer. The program starts at 10:30 a.m. on WKMG-Channel 6.... -
A GOP whip-around on immigration
Elections do have consequences. After losing the popular vote for the fifth time in the past six presidential elections, I expected to see Republicans make some changes or risk following the dinosaur and the dodo on the path to extinction. But even I...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, DREAM Act, Illegal Immigrants, Democratic Party
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Karl Rove on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Rachel Maddow on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelKarl Rove, whose American Crossroads Super PAC is behind many election commercials, will be a panelist this weekend on “Fox News Sunday.” Rove, a former adviser to George W. Bush, will join Brit Hume, Juan Williams and Joe Trippi on the panel.... -
Union president: Federal work a target for 'wing nuts,' but still a viable career choice
John Gage, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, has announced he will retire in August after leading the politically powerful union for the past nine years. The Baltimore resident, who is 66, has battled with Congress and...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Janet Napolitano, National Government, Civil and Public Service
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Costa Mesa fight heads into the final round
For the "City of the Arts," the most talked-about ticket hasn't been to a Segerstrom stage; it's been to the political theater spreading from the Council Chambers off Fair Drive and beyond. Costa Mesa — population 111,000 — faces an...Tags: Politics, Libertarian Party, Labor Legislation, Voting, Target
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Paying for overreach
When unions in the state sought to put collective bargaining in the state Constitution voters took exception to that in November -- overwhelmingly as it turned out. And with that trick, state Republicans figured now is the time to make Michigan a right to...Tags: Politics, The Washington Post, Health Insurance, Human Rights, Social Issues
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Column: Michigan's watershed moment
WASHINGTON — Rick Snyder, who is hardly a human cactus, warned Michigan’s labor leaders. The state’s mild-mannered Republican governor, currently in his first term in his first public office, has rarely been accused of being, or praised...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Civil and Public Service, Unions
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Michigan Latest Sign Unions Losing Ground
The Hartford CourantRick Snyder, who is hardly a human cactus, warned Michigan's labor leaders. The state's mild-mannered Republican governor, currently in his first term in his first public office, has rarely been accused of being, or praised for being, a fire-breathing...Tags: Politics, Employees, Republican Party, Civil and Public Service, Unions
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Obamacare readings
Change of SubjectCut and pasted from reading I did over the last few days of my vacation: [U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John] Roberts is going down in history as the justice that shredded the Constitution and turned it into a worthless......
Sep 25, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Sep 25, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Sep 26, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Aug 24, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Dec 9, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 26, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 3, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Dec 18, 2012
|Column| Petoskey News
Dec 16, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Dec 14, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Jul 2, 2012
| Chicago Tribune
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