Budget experts to Washington: Instead of sequester, cut the pork and get serious

By   /  February 28, 2013  /  Events, Featured, Governor, News, Regulatory Reform, State Politics, Texas, Transparency, Virginia  /  1 Comment

ANOTHER WAY: Budget experts say there's are much better reforms out there than the ones the "sequester" offers.

Part 9 of 11 in the series The Sequester

By Kathryn Watson | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Budget experts have some sequester advice for Congress: Stop making mountains out of molehills.
Members of Congress need to stop exaggerating the consequences of spending cuts, expected to kick in at 11:59 p.m. Friday, and start tackling the actual mountain [...]

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Time runs out for ‘perfect’ Illinois pension reform plan

By   /  January 7, 2013  /  Events, Illinois, News, Pensions  /  3 Comments

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Not even the authors of Illinois’ latest pension reform proposal are in love with the idea.

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PA: Senate candidates’ differences on display in debate

By   /  October 26, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Economy, Events, Featured, Federal Government, Finances, Pennsylvania, U.S. Senate  /  1 Comment

TOM SMITH, left, and U.S. SEN. BOB CASEY, right, are prepped and mic for their debate in the WPVI/ABC studios in Philadelphia.

By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania voters should find it easy to spot the differences in their U.S. Senate candidates.
The contrasts were never more evident than on Friday morning, when Democrat Sen. Bob Casey and former coal mine exec Republican Tom Smith met for their first and only debate, an apex of a tightening [...]

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CO: Outside the big debate, it’s haves vs. have nots

By   /  October 3, 2012  /  Colorado, Election Night Coverage, Events, News  /  No Comments

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By Tori Richards | Colorado Watchdog
DENVER – Concrete barricades and chain-link fencing have cordoned off an area of no-man’s land where armed guards patrol.
This is the scenario at the University of Denver, where the forbidding landscape separates the lucky thousands attending the presidential debate from the rest of the population. Classes have been canceled today. [...]

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PA: Lawmakers tread water on property tax reform

By   /  August 20, 2012  /  Events, Featured, Local Government, Pennsylvania, Tax Reform, Taxes  /  1 Comment

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By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Nick Micozzie, R-Montgomery, served on a property tax committee around 12 years ago, he said. The committee also crafted a report to reform school property taxes. And then it failed to secure the votes on any legislation.
He said he doesn’t see that changing this time either.
“I think [...]

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