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- PBCA-061215: Spending could be creepint up again. – Ned Barnes at County Budget Hearing
- EvergladesReview-081012:Weren’t we told SFWMD was done buying land? Misled again? Here’s Mecca!
- REU070111: Florida state workers get pink slips, more cuts ahead
- PBP112410: Judge’s ruling to nix term limits in Broward could play into Palm Beach County commission terms
- NBC111210: Pay to Protect: Sheriff Cutting Services to City Over Late Payment
- PBP111210: Probe into Suncoast High School band director’s travels shines spotlight on former principal
- PBP102210: Palm Beach County promises mileage crackdown
- SS100610: Broward sheriff threatens to give up control of jails
- SS100510: Broward commission doesn’t pass budget, risks $80 million in state funds
- SS100210: Seven candidates vying for three Palm Beach County Commission seats
- SS100310: Pay more, get less as cities set tax rates
- MH092810: Everyone sharing the pain in Broward
- PBP092810: Boca Raton residents get a break; city backs off 10% property tax increase
- SS092310: Riviera Beach cuts budget, eliminates 25 jobs, but still has to raise taxes
- SS091310: Delray Beach votes to hold the line on 2010-11 tax rate
- PBP091310: Boynton Beach leaders change mind, hold tax rate steady rather than raising it
- PBP091310: West Palm Beach leaders meeting little resistance while cutting this year’s budget
- SS091110: Palm Beach County families gain stability with federal money that spurs buys of foreclosed houses
- SS083110: Broward looks to raise rates while cutting services
- NBC083010: Miami: Broke City Breaking Employee Contracts
- SS082010: Palm Beach County teachers to receive $500 bonuses
- PBP082010: Teachers’ union agrees to $500 bonuses, gives up on raises
- PBP082010: Palm Beach County’s jobless rate rises to 12.2%
- PBP080510: West Palm Beach lays off nine employees
- SS073110: Delray commissioners to set tentative tax rate
- PBP072810: Palm Beach County schools budget leaves out teacher raises
- SS072610: Port Everglades proposes replacing Sheriff’s employees with private security
- SS062410: South Florida cities begin slashing pension costs
- SS062410: Some pension reforms in South Florida
- PBP072310: McAuliffe assembles corruption task force to address ‘crisis of confidence’ in local governments
- SS070509: The Gathering Public Pension Storm in Hollywood Could Drown Taxpayers in Debt
Other Areas
- NYT:061212:North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
- TL:071711:Ballots Hang on Appeal
- BG:010911:Fighting public-sector unions
- DC:010611:New governors usher in era of labor union reform
- ECO:010611:Public Sector Unions – The Battle Ahead
- DC:010611:New governors usher in era of labor union reform
- NYT:010111:Public Workers Face Outrage as Budget Crises Grow
- ATL:010511:Dire States
- RCM:121510: States Slow to Face New Fiscal Reality
- RTC:111210: SUPER-SIZED PENSIONS, AND A DOOMSDAY SCENARIO
- WPOV:111210: Blue-state budget crises spell more trouble for Democrats
- GOV:110410: How to Run a Pension Fund — Without Running It Into the Ground
- TH:102010: Public-Sector Unions Choke Taxpayers
- ECO:101810: Hard-pressed American states face a crushing pensions bill
- NCPA:100510: Will Ballooning State Budgets Be the Next Systemic Financial Crisis?
- SL:100110: Pensions become a heated issue in 2010 politics
- RC:092910: With Tax Hikes, Look For the Union Label
- FT:091310: Cuba to cut 500,000 from state payroll
- STT:082710: Washington state can’t afford deluxe worker benefits
- WSJ082710: Public Pensions and Our Fiscal Future
- MJ080910: Pensions and the Public
- NYP081010: Why we need to let states go broke
- NDN080810: How public worker pensions are too rich for New York’s – and America’s Blood
- NYT080710: Battle Looms Over Huge Costs of Public Pensions
- CBS080210: Rolling Firehouse Closures Begin In Philadelphia
- BBN072710: U.S. Cities, Counties Poised to Cut 500,000 Jobs, Report Finds
- TBO072710: McCollum touts property tax freeze for local governments
- FOX072210: Newark Stops Buying Toilet Paper