FL: Do unions invoke memory of 9/11 to stave off reforms?

By   /  September 11, 2012  /  Accountability, Featured, Florida, Issues, News  /  No Comments

Public-sector unions have come under increasing pressure to accept pension and benefit reforms.

Part 1 of 2 in the series Pensions

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, much attention and dedication was given to the professionals who rushed to save victims in the burning towers.
Firefighters, police officers and emergency personnel were duly recognized across the nation as the [...]

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FL: Public pensions in hot water long before 2008 financial collapse

By   /  September 26, 2012  /  Featured, Florida, Issues, News, State Budgets  /  2 Comments

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Part 2 of 2 in the series Pensions

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog
ST. PETERSBURG — Huge gaping holes in public pension funding didn’t arise from the abyss of the recent economic crisis, but instead have been growing larger and larger over time and threaten the budgetary health of every city in the Sunshine State.
That was the [...]

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