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In his Monday tip-sheet, Ian Donnis of WRNI (1290AM) reviewed some of the details coming from the second meeting of State Treasurer Gina Raimondo’s “pension advisory panel”. The second item from the post includes a quote from panel member Robert Walsh, Executive Director of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Education Association…The math is…
There are about a half-a-dozen things I could comment on, in reaction to the announcement by Borders Books today that it is going all-the-way out of business. For now, following on from Justin’s post earlier today, I will simply note this passage from the Wall Street Journal story on the subject…Borders filed for bankruptcy-court protection…
At the conclusion of the Providence Republican City Committee’s event on “Rhode Island Rising Pension Tide” last Thursday, I was able to ask presenter Gary Morse (no relation) a few questions about specific numbers and predictions for the future. Question: I’ve heard the claim made the pensions are superior to 401(k)-type plans, because aggregating all…
At a forum sponsored last evening by the Providence Republican City Committee, Gary Morse (no relation), the primary advisor to 2010 Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Robitaille on the subject of pension issues, delivered a talk titled “Rhode Island’s Rising Pension Tide”. The Providence Republicans promised that this would be a non-partisan forum, and Mr. Morse…
Good evening. I will be liveblogging the presentation being made by Gary Morse (no relation) this evening on the subject of Rhode Island’s pension problems, sponsored by the Providence City Republican Committee… Gary Morse speaking: Rhode Island is number 50 in unfunded pension liability. Mr. Morse wants to dispel the notion of the greedy state…
Commenter Michael responded to Justin’s statement from earlier in the week concerning “the faulty attitude under which the public sector has become corrupted” by saying… The public sector is not corrupted. These generalized comments, written as fact are what prompts me to draw the proverbial line in the sand and defend the public sector without…
Last evening, during a visit to a bookshop, I took a quick look at the table labeled “summer reading”. I am not 100% sure that “summer reading” referred specifically to a high-school reading list, but two of the titles on the table were The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Slaughterhouse Five by…
The passage of the state budget, followed by a flurry of bills passed and not passed in the last week of the 2011 Rhode Island General Assembly session, were clear demonstrations of the value and the wisdom of two foundational principles of American constitutional governance. 1. The Division of Powers, more commonly referred to as…
…remembering too that it is a very serious day. (The crazy-looking guy in the black hat is Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island).
Earlier today, Providence Mayor Angel Tavares came out in favor of an amended version of the 195 Commission bill being considered in the RI House of Representatives. This evening, the 195 bill passed, first the House Finance committee, then the full House. The Senate vote is still pending. On the very next floor vote following…