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20 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Insurance-Focused Political Group Fined $5,500 After Decade of Failed Disclosure Anchorage Daily News – James Brooks | Published: 9/18/2019 The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) voted to fine an insurance-focused PAC $5,500 to settle a complaint it failed to register with the commission for more than a decade and for two years accepted contributions that violated state law. [read post]
16 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Alabama Ethics Commission Says Airport Authority Employees Fall Under Ethics Law AL.com – Mike Cason | Published: 8/7/2019 The Alabama Ethics Commission adopted an advisory opinion that employees of airport authorities are public employees and therefore subject to the state ethics law. [read post]
9 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Campaigns Say They’ll Match Political Contributions. [read post]
24 May 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The transactions, some of which involved Trump’s now-defunct foundation, set off alerts in a computer system designed to detect illicit activity, according to bank employees. [read post]
16 May 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Those three instances, all in the last few months, are just a few of the growing number of complaints since Trump took office that federal employees are using their platform to campaign for the president or his allies, a violation of the Hatch Act. [read post]
17 Aug 2018, 4:55 am by Jim Sedor
It also would institute a voluntary public financing system. [read post]
11 Mar 2018, 6:42 am by Dave Maass
” The Prime Example Award – Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority  (Maine) When Amazon announced last year it was seeking a home for its second headquarters, municipalities around the country rushed to put together proposals to lure the tech giant to their region. [read post]
13 Aug 2017, 6:00 am by Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
In 2002, PRASA entered into a 10-year service contract with an affiliate of French conglomerate Suez for the operation and management of the Puerto Rico water and wastewater system. [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 6:07 am by Jim Sedor
She was fired before she could successfully complete a six-month probation period and gain merit system job protection. [read post]
18 Sep 2015, 7:30 am by Jim Sedor
It also would update the state’s electronic filing system, make disclosure of contributors more apparent on television ads, and strengthen some penalties for violators. [read post]
4 Oct 2014, 1:00 am by Nicholas Gebelt
In that post I predicted that more municipalities would seek Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection due to unsustainable public retirement commitments. [read post]
3 Oct 2014, 1:00 am by Nicholas Gebelt
What does that mean for California public employees who work for a municipality that files for Chapter 9 protection? [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 12:55 pm by Tom Bolt
Currently, the territory’s combined debt of $1.74 billion (composed of bond market debt and retirement system unfunded liability) works out to be $29,965 per resident—higher than that of Detroit. [read post]
6 Dec 2013, 6:21 am by Joy Waltemath
The court found that for the five years ended in FY 2012, the city’s pension payments exceeded contributions and investment income by about $1.7 billion for the general retirement system and $1.6 billion for the police and firemen system, resulting in liquidation of pension trust principals. [read post]
13 Sep 2013, 11:13 am by Sheppard Mullin
Others have claimed that the collection should be sold to refrain Detroit’s retired employees from losing part of their pensions. [read post]
29 Jul 2013, 9:58 am by LindaMBeale
 For years, the union representatives of municipal employees extracted from those same officials on pain of nonsupport for re-election unfunded pension contributions. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 9:29 am by LindaMBeale
 It is behind the effort to reduce pensions of already-retired union employees and the fight against unionization from wealthy interests (like the billionaire Walton heirs whose WalMart stores still refuse to pay a living wage). [read post]
25 Jul 2013, 6:53 am by Joy Waltemath
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL–CIO (AFSCME), issued a statement in response to Judge Aquilina’s ruling: “Governor Snyder and Kevin Orr are not above the law and cannot ignore the Michigan constitution. [read post]
24 Jul 2013, 8:06 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
As of June 30, 2012, the assets held in trust for Detroit’s general retirement system benefits were valued at $2.16 billion. [read post]