Detroit and Chicago have announced plans to offload their unfunded retiree health plans onto the Affordable Care Act exchanges. The Detroit announcement predated the July 18th filing for bankruptcy protection. These cities believe they will save tens if not hundreds of millions in expenditures annually if they are successful in their intentions.
School districts across Pennsylvania are struggling to raise the revenue necessary to cover expenses and it promises to get even worse as the recession lingers.
Well, it is here; the Governor’s plan to stop the impending budget calamity created by unfunded pension liabilities. To be sure, the far reaching proposals face a very uncertain future in the Legislature.
Wages and health care: those are the two "biggies" for Allegheny County as it negotiates with collective bargaining units representing more than 5,100 of the
Cut positions in order to save the district. That’s the position taken by the administration of the Northgate School District, a district serving the North
