The governor blamed the delay on the General Assembly’s inability to pass “meaningful” pension reform – almost one week after he issued an ultimatum demanding a legislative solution to the state’s pension system that has accumulated a $50 billion unfunded liability that is expected to grow to $65 billion in the next few years.
Americans Losing Confidence in All Branches of U.S. Gov’t
Since June 2013, confidence has fallen seven points for the presidency, four points for the Supreme Court, and three points for Congress.
Growing of Putin’s personality cult
The photo of the author of this article sitting in a Moscow restaurant under a huge portrait of Putin was made almost 10 years ago.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Writes Scathing 19-Page Dissent In Birth Control Case
The burden of paying out of pocket for contraception has now unfairly shifted to women whose bosses’ religious beliefs conflict with their own, Ginsburg said. An intrauterine device, a very reliable form of long-term contraception that is implanted into the uterus, is particularly expensive for women to have to pay for out of pocket.
Justices: Can’t make employers cover contraception
AOL: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women. The justices’ 5-4 decision is the first time that the high court has ruled that profit-seeking businesses can hold religious views under federal law. […]
Attorney finds missteps in former FBI Director Freeh’s Penn State report
Bangs questions every page, he wrote in a legal opinion on Sandusky’s pension, released on June 19. He found the Freeh report overstated by 65 payments the number of times the university compensated Sandusky from 2000 to 2008. Penn State made six payments, wrote Bangs, who is based in Camp Hill.
Feeble Inflation and Lending Persist in Euro Zone
The central bank also cut interest rates closer to zero and announced more low-cost loans to encourage banks to lend to the real economy.
Blackwater ‘above the law’ in Iraq
USA TODAY: In a story based on State Department documents, the newspaper reported Sunday evening that a 2007 inquiry into the security contractor’s operations in Iraq was halted after Blackwater’s top manager there threatened the government’s chief investigator… In a story based on State Department documents, the newspaper reported Sunday evening that a 2007 inquiry […]
Our flag and how it should be treated
When we walk around the neighborhood, we at times see poles with old, torn and soiled flags
Kane gives Corbett pass on Sandusky
This probe languished and remained under wraps for nearly a year. Corbett poured more resources into his investigation of corrupt lawmakers and legislative staffers, even though they represented no further threat. Publicity about this probe, known as “Bonus Gate” was a major factor in Corbett winning governor.
Bob McDonald, former P&G chief, to be Obama’s nominee to lead Veterans Affairs
WASHINGTON POST: President Obama on Monday will nominate Bob McDonald, a West Point graduate who served as the chief executive of Procter & Gamble, to take over as head of the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, according to White House officials. The unorthodox pick of a retired corporate executive whose former company produces iconic household […]
What’s the Matter With Eastern Kentucky?
NEW YORK TIMES: …“One of the challenges that faces eastern Kentucky is the remoteness of the area,” said James P. Ziliak, the director of the Center for Poverty Research at the University of Kentucky. “It’s difficult to get to a lot of places. The communities are small, and they’re spread apart, so you lose that […]
Pennsylvania police fail to fingerprint thousands of suspected criminals
PUBLICSOURCE.ORG: State law requires that suspected offenders be fingerprinted within 48 hours of arrest… But police often pass the buck, relying on judges, jailers or even defendants themselves to be sure prints are made. In many cases, prints are made more than a year later, if they’re made at all. The social cost of not […]
LETTER: it is unlikely wealthy people would create wealth for the purpose of giving it away.
As I look at the numbers, wealth redistribution of itself would not solve the problem, not to mention it is unlikely wealthy people would create wealth for the purpose of giving it away.