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    Another Day, Another Default: Postal Service to Miss $5.6 Billion Payment to Treasury

    September 28, 2012 at 4:45 pm

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    In August, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) failed to pay $5.5 billion due to the Treasury Department to fund health benefits for its retirees. This Sunday, USPS will miss a second payment to the Treasury, this time for $5.6 billion. This second default is no surprise; the USPS just doesn’t … More

    Even After Walker Reforms, Wisconsin Public Workers Still Overpaid

    May 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm

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    Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin

    “What Mr. Walker and his backers are trying to do is to make Wisconsin—and eventually, America—less of a functioning democracy and more of a third-world-style oligarchy.” New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was more theatrical than most in denouncing Act 10, the set of public-sector reforms signed by Wisconsin Governor … More

    States Take Action to Combat $1.26 Trillion Shortfall

    April 26, 2011 at 1:00 pm

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    States are facing a whopping $1.26 trillion shortfall in funds to pay pension and health-care benefits for public sector employees, according to a new study by the Pew Center on the States. Wisconsin and Ohio, both of which made headlines for working to get pension costs under control, aren’t the … More

    VIDEO: Georgia City Saves Big After Privatizing Services

    April 18, 2011 at 3:55 pm

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    Just outside Atlanta sits the city of Sandy Springs, Ga., a community that, on its surface, looks a lot like many others. But if you look at a little bit closer at how the city’s government works, you’ll find a remarkably different model of efficiency that stands apart from the … More

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    Morning Bell: President Obama Is Tired of Fighting Terrorism

    “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender…” These were words President Obama never used during his speech at the National Defense University yesterday. Rather, … More

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