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Chriss W. Street

CalPERS is Hotel California

Chriss W. Street

The San Jose City Council, facing huge budget deficits tried to honor the will of the people by terminating life-time pension benefits for Council members. But they just learned ending wildly expensive retirement benefits may be wildly more expensive than staying in the plan.

HOMELAND SECURITY FAILED IN BOSTON

Chriss W. Street

The FBI and Justice Department put-on a clever media dog and pony show last night to trumpet how the combined ...

HOMELAND SECURITY FAILED IN BOSTON

Chriss W. Street

The FBI and Justice Department put-on a clever media dog and pony show last night to trumpet how the combined forces law enforcement successfully captured the Boston Marathon Bombers, but nothing could be farther from the truth.  Within 24 hours of the bombing, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had escaped in plain sight by returning to [...]

HOMELAND SECURITY FAILED IN BOSTON

Chriss W. Street

The FBI and Justice Department put-on a clever media dog and pony show last night to trumpet how the combined forces law enforcement successfully captured the Boston Marathon Bombers, but nothing could be farther from the truth.  Within 24 hours of the bombing, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had escaped in plain sight by returning to [...]

PUBLIC PENSION PLANS TO SHARE THE PAIN

Chriss W. Street

Last week, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein ruled in the Stockton, California municipal bankruptcy case that public employee pension obligations ...

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ITALY BUNGA BUNGA

Chriss W. Street

The Italians are electing their 63rd government in the last 68 years. This annual anarchy was only interrupted once since ...

ITALY BUNGA BUNGA

Law & Industry Daily

The Italians are electing their 63rd government in the last 68 years. This annual anarchy was only interrupted once since ...

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Scott: What Are Public-Sector Lawsuits Costing You?

Tom Scott

California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) Executive Director Tom Scott: It is unacceptable for cities and counties to continue to pay out-of-control legal costs while vital social service and public safety programs face budget cuts.

PUBLIC PENSION PLANS TO SHARE THE PAIN

Law & Industry Daily

Last week, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein ruled in the Stockton, California municipal bankruptcy case that public employee pension obligations ...

EFF: Increasing CFAA Penalties Won’t Deter Foreign ‘Cybersecurity’ Threats

Mark M. Jaycox

In the last three months alone, the House has released three different cybersecurity bills and has held over seven hearings ...

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