Steve Malanga Archive
Jerry Brown: Tax increases hurt, May 17, 2013
Business leaders shun states with powerful public unions, May 15, 2013
What kind of precedent did the SEC just set in Harrisburg?, May 7, 2013
Pension Reform Effort Dies in Florida, May 1, 2013
Westchester's Ugly Pension Chart, April 30, 2013
State taxes not bringing budget relief just yet..., April 26, 2013
The benefits leviathan devouring NYC's budget, April 22, 2013
CalPERS board: The embodiment of chutzpah, April 17, 2013
About those aggressive pension assumptions, April 11, 2013
Ky. nonprofit goes bankrupt with public pensions, April 7, 2013
Taxpayers are losers in Stockton, no matter what, April 3, 2013
Michigan cities face huge retiree health care liability, March 29, 2013
Pensions: Contributions minus withdrawals plus lousy market=yikes!, March 28, 2013
Shark-invested sick leave waters, March 27, 2013
Jersey's relentless challenge from inflated investment assumptions, March 25, 2013
California teachers don't get Social Security. So what?, March 22, 2013
Cities go broke when dumb or corrupt people run them..., March 20, 2013
CalPERS' legacy of corruption grows, March 18, 2013
Fracking great solution to California pension woes, March 15, 2013
SEC cites Illinois for misleading investors on pensions, March 11, 2013
The public school hiring boom in administrators, March 8, 2013
LA voters reject tax increase designed to save police jobs, March 6, 2013
LA stares over pension cliff, glimpses insolvency, March 1, 2013
Illinois residents pay more, get less, face a strike , February 27, 2013
Despite losses, Calpers forges ahead with politicized investing, February 22, 2013
How the pension crisis squeezes budgets, California edition, February 19, 2013
RI bill seeks to bind schools to costly arbitration, February 12, 2013
Texas gas attack provokes California, February 8, 2013
Is Illinois a bigger default risk than Iraq? , February 1, 2013
Retiree healthcare solution: Let Obamacare pay for it!!!, January 30, 2013
Sun may not set on Conn. tax increases, January 28, 2013
Too many teachers, underqualified and overpaid?, January 25, 2013
California teachers union: Light my fire, January 25, 2013
Shades of grey: Cities owe big tab for retiree health care, January 24, 2013
Sacramento takes stock of its debt in sobering report, January 22, 2013
Legislators at the pension trough, part 2, January 18, 2013
Study concludes Chicago can't afford retiree health care program, January 16, 2013
California's 'wall of debt' towers over tax revenues, January 11, 2013
Are Illinois pensions protected by its constitution?, January 7, 2013
Local governments humming a quieter tune, January 4, 2013
States letting tax increases expire, January 2, 2013
The Social Security tax bite in states, January 2, 2013
The cost of pension neglect: NJ edition, December 21, 2012
2 scary charts about state, local debt, December 17, 2012
Taking our lumps from lump sum payments to workers, December 14, 2012
Do unions give members their money's worth?, December 12, 2012
Government unions may be big losers in Michigan, December 11, 2012
RI pension case goes to court, December 7, 2012
NJ cost sharing, part 2, December 5, 2012
NJ tells towns, school districts to start sharing costs, December 4, 2012
San Bernardino aims to save $61 million, November 28, 2012
Pension costs squeeze PA. budget, November 26, 2012
Labor's big victories in state initiative elections, November 20, 2012
Falling down a fiscal hole, November 16, 2012
Fiscal ties that bind cities, November 16, 2012
Another stadium deal turns sour for taxpayers, November 14, 2012
State budgets and disaster recovery..., November 12, 2012
How bad (or good) are new state pension plans?, November 8, 2012
Voting on the right to privatize, November 5, 2012
State tax collections slowing again, October 25, 2012
How many other states are insolvent?, October 24, 2012
High taxes and unions: coincidence or cause?, October 23, 2012
Gunfight at the Calpers corral , October 19, 2012
Another example of why public pensions are so risky, October 16, 2012
Pensions and Chicago's fiscal cliff, October 12, 2012
Illinois' muddled pension reform amendment, October 9, 2012
LA cuts new worker pensions, October 1, 2012
California: Anatomy of an exploding government obligation, September 27, 2012
Who controls NFL? Refs union or owners?, September 26, 2012
Utah and pension reform, September 21, 2012
Chicago's school pension crisis, part 2, September 20, 2012
Pension shootout brewing in Texas, September 20, 2012
Judicial overreach in Wisconsin, September 18, 2012
Are teachers really underpaid?, September 13, 2012
So little real pension reform..., September 12, 2012
Chicago: counterattack against education reform, September 12, 2012
Pension woes backdrop to Chicago teachers' strike, September 10, 2012
$4 trillion in state debt, led by pensions, September 7, 2012
Pittsburgh officials hide in pension fantasyland, September 5, 2012
New York nonprofit corruption, September 3, 2012
The higher-ed boom continues, August 28, 2012
Scranton-omics, August 23, 2012
California: Giveaways continue, August 20, 2012
CABs: More bad news for Stockton taxpayers?, August 17, 2012
Where are San Bernardino's bondholders?, August 14, 2012
Cut those pensions, Stockton creditor demands...., August 9, 2012
California school district socks it to future taxpayers, August 8, 2012
California and FB: Not so perfect together, August 7, 2012
Dismal public pension fund performances, August 6, 2012
Facebook stock slump may hammer California budget, August 3, 2012
Philly looks for arbitration relief, July 31, 2012
Another California city about to bite the dust, July 30, 2012
Stockton and the housing bust, July 25, 2012
Wisconsin's lessons for California, July 17, 2012
More on municipal bankruptcies , July 13, 2012
Bankruptcy: Who is next?, July 12, 2012
Binding arbitration sinks another city, July 10, 2012
Is there a local government hiring boom?, July 6, 2012
Irresistible pension force vs. immovable Medicaid object, July 3, 2012
Brokest state: Another dubious distinction for Illinois, June 28, 2012
How much retirement debt does Illinois have?, June 27, 2012
Wisconsin's pension debt is a liability, too, June 26, 2012
Money can't buy confidence in our public schools, June 22, 2012
Scotus tells union: Ask permission for political spending, June 21, 2012
Opps, my source's evidence is just 'circumstantial', June 20, 2012
Nocera is just wrong about Woonsocket, June 19, 2012
LA school budget: Not to benefit students...., June 18, 2012
Our risk-taking public pension funds, June 15, 2012
Why cities and states aren't hiring..., June 12, 2012
Legislators at the pension trough, June 11, 2012
Stockton: No hoping for the best anymore, June 8, 2012
Energy, manufacturing drive some state economies, June 5, 2012
How important is Wisconsin's vote to other reform efforts?, June 5, 2012
Providence, unions agree on pension cuts, May 31, 2012
What pension payments can do to your budget..., May 29, 2012
CalSTRS hypocrisy on 'fiduciary responsibility', May 24, 2012
Public pensions vault over IRS limits, May 22, 2012
Slow growth, high debt states worry Washington GOP, May 17, 2012
Risky business: Pension valuations, May 16, 2012
Legislators do little to reform their pensions, May 8, 2012
Daley's sweet Chi-town pension deal, May 3, 2012
Providence's fate may rest in courts, May 2, 2012
The new relocation wars, April 28, 2012
The legal impediments to pension reform, April 23, 2012
Myths about women and government job layoffs, April 16, 2012
Sobering news on state tax revenues, April 13, 2012
Union dues no bargain, even to union official, April 12, 2012
LA's harsh budget reality includes fear of bankruptcy, April 9, 2012
Stockton: How politicians betray the public trust, April 6, 2012
Illinois pension official: New reality requires cutting benefits, April 4, 2012
Pension actuaries: Like being morticians in a plague, April 2, 2012
Pension bonds: Bad idea that won't die, March 27, 2012
Tough times require big bucks, March 22, 2012
Wanted: Dow 31,000, March 21, 2012
Property tax woes mean more local budget pain, March 14, 2012
Health care for life at a staggering cost, March 8, 2012
Krugman and the retrenchment of local government, March 5, 2012
Letting CalPERS manage your money, March 1, 2012
Stockton: Another museum of bad ideas, February 28, 2012
Houston, we have a pension problem, February 21, 2012
Pension shenanigans, Jersey edition, February 13, 2012
NEA affiliates in financial difficulty, February 7, 2012
Providence teeters on edge of bankruptcy, February 6, 2012
The federal worker pay premium, February 1, 2012
Little state that's still trying, January 24, 2012
Union joins Newt in bashing Romney, Bain, January 23, 2012
Public pensions lead private equity boom, January 17, 2012
Hatch: Feds need to be involved in state pension crisis, January 10, 2012
Damon--Don't teach for America, January 9, 2012
I can't believe he said that, public sector edition..., January 3, 2012
How Calpers Panicked and Taxpayers Paid, December 28, 2011
RI not out of pension thicket yet...., December 21, 2011
California's troubling pension numbers, December 20, 2011
Emptying pension coffers, December 15, 2011
More government workers get most lucrative pensions, December 13, 2011
Gov. worker absentee rates in R.I. soar, December 8, 2011
Another reason school systems are going broke..., December 6, 2011
Aggrieved educators, December 5, 2011
Public Sector Millionaires, December 1, 2011
Myths about black government worker layoffs, November 30, 2011
Christie: More labor reform needed, November 28, 2011
Pension Sinkhole, November 21, 2011
Ohio Growth Industry: Government, November 11, 2011
Teachers, enrollment and busted budgets, November 10, 2011
About those teacher layoffs, November 4, 2011
Slumping Revenues, Rising Pay, October 31, 2011
Injury Prone Public Workers, Part 2, October 28, 2011
President, VP Ignore Public Sector Hiring Boom, October 24, 2011
Injury Prone Public Workers?, October 21, 2011
Pension Debt Worries Investors, October 18, 2011
Publishing Giant Hit With Huge Tax Bill, October 14, 2011
Harrisburg bellies up to bankruptcy bar, October 12, 2011
The Right Size for Local Government, October 11, 2011
Illinois Private-Sector Workers Pay 2% Solution, October 7, 2011
NY Unions Bite The Hand That Feeds Them, October 4, 2011
Pension Costs Hobble Illinois Budget, September 30, 2011
One Reason Legislators Balk At Pension Reform, September 27, 2011
Miami Pension Vice, September 23, 2011
That Smell Is Pittsburgh's Pension Bailout Plan, September 20, 2011
Hybrid Pension for RI?, September 16, 2011
SEIU Flirts with Rebellion, September 12, 2011
Workers Shut Out Of Rescue Plan, September 7, 2011
Legal Landscape on Pensions Gaining Clarity, September 2, 2011
Pittsburgh Struggles to Avoid Pension Takeover, August 30, 2011
Flash: Unions Still Supporting Dems..., August 26, 2011
We Are All Just Prisoners Here..., August 23, 2011
Market Plunge Highlights Taxpayer Risks on Pensions, August 19, 2011
Fiscal Unreality in San Fran, August 15, 2011
Public Unions Ripe for Insurgency?, August 11, 2011
Pensions, taxpayers and the wild stock market, August 9, 2011
Suppose they gave a march..., August 4, 2011
Pressure's on other Rhode Island cities, August 1, 2011
Surging government-worker retirements: Bad news?, July 29, 2011
Government vs. private salaries in Illinois, July 26, 2011
San Jose's Mayor lays it all out, July 7, 2011
The COLA sweetener must go..., July 1, 2011
CT. unions reject mild givebacks , June 29, 2011
Your tab for public sector pensions--$1,398, June 22, 2011
Retiree costs consume Rhode Island local budgets, June 21, 2011
NJ pension reform, sort of..., June 17, 2011
Report urges changes in L.A. teacher contracts, June 15, 2011
New bid to limit union political donations in California, June 9, 2011
Where the government worker pay gap is higher, June 7, 2011
Rhode Island's pension mess, June 3, 2011
Another union benefit backfires in Los Angeles, June 1, 2011
The real size of government pensions, May 27, 2011
Santa Cruz pension precipice, May 24, 2011
Carelessly granted benefits haunt cities, May 19, 2011
Providence officials consider bankruptcy, May 11, 2011
Wisconsin unions may drop official status, May 10, 2011
Bing's budget headache: Too many workers, May 5, 2011
Disability pensions burn Providence, May 2, 2011
Getting the DROP on pension costs, April 25, 2011
Michigan trains municipal finance SWAT teams, April 21, 2011
Arizona passes pension reforms, April 19, 2011
Kansas City teachers protest quality drive, April 15, 2011
California union blitz on budget, April 13, 2011
Austerity in New Haven, April 11, 2011
Uncomfortable questions for California officials, April 8, 2011
California's tepid pension reform, April 5, 2011
A very active retirement in Rhode Island, April 1, 2011
Government managers seek union protection, March 29, 2011
San Francisco pension nightmare, March 25, 2011
Californians back pension reforms, March 22, 2011
Tangled legacy of progressive reform, March 18, 2011
Retiree health care bill growing sharply, March 15, 2011
Chronicle of a retirement perk, misunderstood, March 9, 2011
Quebec's pension monster, March 4, 2011
While California taxpayers slept..., March 2, 2011
A look at Wisconsin pensions, February 24, 2011
Rosy projections hide pension costs, February 22, 2011
It's about dues, too, February 18, 2011
Fitch warns of state downgrades, February 17, 2011
NJ gets downgrade, February 10, 2011
SEC investigates Rhode Island bonds, February 4, 2011
Saying 'no' to state bankrupty, February 3, 2011
Challenges to pension reform for current workers, January 26, 2011
Rising revenues, widening deficits, January 20, 2011
Why public sector pay matters, January 14, 2011
Public unions vs. private unions, January 5, 2011
Spendthrift schools going broke?, December 29, 2010
It doesn't get much uglier than this..., December 23, 2010
Union giving measured, December 21, 2010
Wisconsin brawl over contracts, December 16, 2010
Kasich eyes collective bargaining reform, December 16, 2010
Union, school district sign reform pact, December 14, 2010
How do defaults occur?, December 7, 2010
The Big Reset in State Budgets, December 7, 2010
