Aug. 6, 2012 By John Seiler Highway robbery was supposed to be illegal in California. But after just eight months on the job, Stockton Police Chief Tom Morris grabbed a $204,000 pension. No wonder state pension funds now require hefty infusions of cash from taxpayers -- and soon will go broke....
Posts Tagged ‘Chuck Reed’Stockton police chief rips off $204K pensionMonday, August 6th, 2012Unions make Wisc. badgering stateMonday, June 4th, 2012 June 4, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- Before Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became a recall target for his efforts to reform collective bargaining in his state, I was a guest on a Madison radio show discussing the influence of public-sector unions and the significance of the state's unfun... Special Series: Local Governments Face Bankruptcy QuandaryFriday, March 16th, 2012Editor’s Note: This is the third in a CalWatchDog.com Special Series of 12 in-depth articles on municipal bankruptcy. MARCH 16, 2012 By JOHN SEILER Bankruptcy is the boogeyman haunting governments across America. It’s not a question of if more cities will file for bankruptcy, but how ma... |