Ed Ring, executive director of the California Public Policy Center asks if pensions for law enforcement, teachers, firefighters, librarians and others who work for our local governments are like “a rotting, stinking carcass, sprayed with public relations perfume and papered over with pretty ideological colors?” Another question from the refined pen of Ed Ring: “Are […]
Relentless work by detective and his team nabs murderer of 23-year-old girl missing for over a decade, the case had gone cold. “The case was growing colder,” writes Jason Anderson, a reporter with the Stockton Record. “Investigators had hit a number of dead ends. Detectives believed the body of 23-year-old Dalene Carlson was somewhere in […]
Watch Gov. Chris Christie go after the teachers and their union. He calls the New Jersey Teachers union, corrupt bullies. That’s the fight he says. Who is going run our schools? Parents or the mindless, faceless union leaders who use raw power to bully local city councils. No doubt, he feels the same thing about […]
Evidence for the 106-count indictment of four high level partners in a prestigious law firm was obtained from email messages. Charged with orchestrating a four-year scam to manipulate the firm’s books to keep it afloat during the financial crisis after emails revealed they talked openly about “fake income,” “accounting tricks” and their ability to fool […]
They raised taxes on wealthy and hiked minimum wage A few years ago California was called a failed state that was collapsing under a burden of too much spending. Mitt Romney compared California to bankrupt Greece. Texas Governor Rick Perry said it was anti-business. And Fox News mocked the state non-stop. But now the state […]
There was no let up in the battle to save pensions, health care and other benefits for law enforcement officers. This week’s news roundup features stories from Detroit, San Jose, Memphis, Florida, and Illinois. Police association leaders and their members are working non-stop to stop to fight these efforts. Give them your support. San […]
Submitted by Ed Mullins, President, Sergeants Benevolent Association/New York City Commissioner Roger Goodell of the National Football League passed a new rule that bans off-duty police officers from bringing guns inside stadiums. An NFL memo further declares that off-duty officers who attempt to bring firearms into an NFL facility will be denied entry. In some […]
Both sides drop ballot measures, avoiding fight over union rights, corporate tax hikes. Here’s a story we could use more of. Public employee unions and anti-union zealots in Oregon have agreed to a cease-fire on competing ballot measures, avoiding an expensive and bruising showdown between unions and business interests. The agreement means that police officers, […]
But be flexible. Insisting on one specific attorney may mean you will go without representation and that’s a really bad idea. by Michael P. Stone and Ted Dokko Here’s what happened: Three Los Angeles Police officers, two males and one female, finished their regular work shift at 11 p.m. and went to a local bar. […]
By Wesley Lowery and Ed O’Keefe Opponents of President Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division prevailed in blocking his confirmation Wednesday, as he failed to clear a procedural hurdle. Several Senate Democrats joined with Republicans in voting against Debo Adegbile, whose nomination was adamantly and vocally opposed by conservatives due to […]
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – AFSCME (the largest public sector union) has sent this message out to all their friends and members. Please click the link and sign the petition and then pass on. As you know billionaire and former Enron trader John Arnold is going after the pensions of […]
Spurred on by what’s going on in Detroit, at least ten states are trying to cut pensions of municipal workers, or eliminate defined-benefit plans. The Japan Times reports that from New York to California, mayors and county officials are asking legislatures, courts or voters to allow the changes as a way to maintain government services […]
This is an urgent request from Bob Ballentine, Philadelphia FOP. – Cynthia Brown Dear Fellow Officers: We need your support. Please click on the link below and join with your brothers and sisters and like-minded civilians to let the United States Senate know that we do not want Debo Adegbile to be the next Assistant […]
First it was PBS – we discovered was being paid off by former Enron trader John Arnold to promote the propaganda that teacher, cop and firefighter pensions were bankrupting our cities and towns. That news spread like wildfire and PBS was forced to cancel the series. Now the Brookings Institution appears to have taken money […]
Temptation is big to dip into pension funds to plug current deficits – that’s what Maryland is doing. But the practice should be against the law and public employee unions should make sure it is. Three years ago, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) made a deal with the state’s public-employee unions. Under its terms, state […]
It was a great example of first responders at their best. Without regard for the extreme danger they faced, dozens of personnel from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Malibu Search and Rescue, L.A. County Fire Department Lifeguards Swift Water Rescue, the state park and the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station participated in a treacherous overnight rescue of […]
Submitted by Mark Diaz and Jeff Pegg. With the filing of the Plan of Adjustment on February 21 in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Detroit has formally identified its plan to adjust the debt that brought the City into bankruptcy. The brutal and unreasonable plan for the City’s Police and Fire employees (including retired employees), […]
Police union chiefs butt heads in Florida There’s an unusual situation in Miami-Dade County as the heads of the two biggest police unions in the area (Dade County PBA President John Rivera and Miami FOP President Javier Ortiz) are publicly disagreeing about a controversial case. A Pinecrest police officer has been accused of breaking the […]
(Editor’s note: This is a really good, well written analysis of the pension issue. Johnson sets the record straight that most pensions are well funded and that public employees are not over paid nor are their benefits the cause of the problem.) by Rob Johnson Excerpts from the article: Since the beginning of the Great […]
Submitted by Jim Unland, President, San Jose POA: One San Jose City Council member wants to change the City Charter to set aside 40 percent of the budget for police. Another took 14,000 words to spell out his flawed plan to save the Police Department. San Jose doesn’t need a budget shuffle, and it doesn’t […]
In Detroit last Friday, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr said proposed cuts to retiree pensions are fair, considering the city’s financial situation. Orr, appointed by the state to take over Detroit government last year, said if U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes were to approve the proposed debt adjustment plan as it stands, and if up to […]
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Whoever said, “A few bad apples can bring the whole place down” knew what they were talking about. Here’s one story that certainly reinforces the that notion. According to The Boston Globe, 20 Massachuetts State Troopers are being investigated for theft of overtime pay. Reporters Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen, and Shelley Murphy write: “In another black […]
When is Police “Use of Force” Justified?
It seems like every law enforcement agency is grappling with changes in use-of-force policies, which are too often implemented by people that are not familiar at all with the complicated, risky, and high-pressure world of law enforcement, especially when it comes to the use of deadly force. The press conference you are about to watch […]
FBI Will Not Investigate Detective’s Homicide
The FBI won’t be taking over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was slain amid a corruption investigation. Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own weapon on Nov. 15, a day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury investigating wrongdoing by fellow officers […]
The Madison Police Department in Wisconsin is making some changes to its policies on the use of deadly force. According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, the changes come after several law suits against the city were successful with payouts in the millions. “When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained […]
Via the Chicago Tribune: On his first full day as president of Chicago’s largest police union, Officer Kevin Graham appeared at a news conference to address reporters seeking details of his plan for leading the embattled rank-and-file of the police force. With cameras and reporters ready at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge in the […]
No matter how you feel about Donald Trump, this bit from “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will leave you laughing.
Deputy Martha Lohnes of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina has responded to some weird 911 calls, but this one takes the cake. Aaliyah Ryan is just two years old. But she knew enough to call 911 when she was having a problem. The dispatcher told Deputy Lohnes that it sounded like a […]
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