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By Marc Levy |
May 22, 2012
Pennsylvania's approach to a looming spike in pension obligations for state and public school employees should include a discussion of reducing the cost of current workers' future benefits, even if it means challenging state constitutional law that has traditionally protected such benefits, a top state lawmaker said Monday.
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By David Mercer |
May 14, 2012
Quinn has proposed sharp cuts in both Medicaid and pensions for government workers to save billions in expenses the state can't afford to pay. In that, he for the most part has the support of the state's business community.
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By John O'Connor |
April 26, 2012
Illinois' troubled system for compensating injured state workers hands out money too readily, sometimes without medical evidence to back up a claim and occasionally paying benefits the hurt employee didn't even seek, according to an audit released Wednesday.
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By David Klepper |
April 11, 2012
Public health groups in Rhode Island urged lawmakers Tuesday to levy a tax on sugary drinks, but the idea fell flat with beverage industry leaders who said their products shouldn't be singled out in the fight against obesity.
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By Erika Niedowski |
April 3, 2012
Facing a $22 million budget gap this year, a bankruptcy may be avoidable if the mayor can get approval to reduce pension benefits.
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By Gary D. Robertson |
April 2, 2012
Gov. Beverly Perdue's administration chose a career government bureaucrat Monday to run North Carolina's unemployment insurance agency, which has been criticized for administrative mistakes and the $2.7 billion debt owed to the federal government for benefits.
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By Andy Stonehouse |
March 30, 2012
Virginia, which is running a $24 billion deficit in its retirement fund, plans to move new hires to a hybrid, 401(k)-styled system.
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By Brian Witte |
March 23, 2012
Part of the plan involves splitting teacher pension costs with counties. Currently, the state pays the entire cost; the Senate wants to phase the split over four years.
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By Christopher Wills |
February 22, 2012
Quinn said decades of poor decisions have left the state's pension systems a mess, about $83 billion short of the money they'll need to pay out.
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By Stephen Singer |
February 20, 2012
Hartford is trying to recapture its status as the nation's insurance capital by drawing in a specialized insurance business that is finding a home elsewhere.
