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  • Florida Republican Stripped Of Senate Chairmanship For Opposing Prison Privatization Scheme


    War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority Authority: 119
    Print Version Source: Think Progress The biggest critic of a massive prison privatization scheme in Florida was stripped of his chairmanship of the Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriation for opposing Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) plan to outsource prison oversight to the lowest bidder . ...
    4 days ago

  • Florida Republican Stripped Of Senate Chairmanship For Opposing Gov. Rick Scotts Prison Privatization Scheme


    Carloz Newsvine — Authority Authority: 431
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    6 days ago

  • CBO: Feds Paid More Than Similarly Educated Private Sector Employees


    PMSC Observer — Authority Authority: 123
    Jan 31, 2012 CBO: Feds Paid More Than Similarly Educated Private Sector Employees By SCOTT AMEY Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released the study “ Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees .” The study doesn’t compare similar occupations, but instead looks ...
    6 days ago

  • Year of the Dragonslayer


    Library Chronicles — Authority Authority: 424
    Latest on Jindals push to privatize the State Office of Group Benefits . Now comes word that if Morgan Keegan, which is being paid $150,000 to determine the financial value of OGB, will rake in a bonus of up to $750,000 more if OGB is subsequently privatized. Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater promised ...
    1 week ago

  • A line in the sand in Liberty County


    Liberty Blog — Authority Authority: 97
    By Frank Knaack (Originally posted on Texas Prison Bid’ness ) Associate Director of Public Policy and Advocacy With the goal of lowering the operating costs of the Liberty County Jail, 253rd District Court Judge Chap B. Cain initiated a plan to reduce the number of non-violent individuals housed in the jail.  ...
    1 week ago

  • CA to Stop Shipping Prisoners Out of State?


    Why I Hate CCA — Authority Authority: 111
    As California seeks to re-align its prison population to comply with the Supreme Courts order in Brown v. Plata, it needs to figure out what to do with tens of thousands of prisoners that it simply... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    1 week ago

  • How Does the Compensation of Federal Employees Compare with That of Workers in the Private Sector?


    PMSC Observer — Authority Authority: 123
    How Does the Compensation of Federal Employees Compare with That of Workers in the Private Sector? The federal government employs 2.3 million civilian workers, or 1.7 percent of the U.S. workforce, in over 700 occupations and spent about $200 billion in fiscal year 2011 to compensate them. Recently, concern about ...
    1 week ago

  • National Actions Targeting Private Prison Investors


    Why I Hate CCA — Authority Authority: 111
    More coverage from the protests last week over Wells Fargos and other banks continued investments in the private prison industry: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    1 week ago

  • Privatization Proposals in NH, MT


    Why I Hate CCA — Authority Authority: 111
    Despite the industrys lackluster record, private prisons are still seemingly in high demand.  For instance, legislators in New Hampshire have released a request for proposals (RFP) to construct... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    1 week ago

  • The Privatization of Public Services, State by State


    AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority Authority: 616
    Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of In the Public Interest , a national resource center on privatization and responsible contracting, sends us this. It seems there’s no public service or piece of property that private companies are not eyeing as potential revenue streams.  While funding ...
    1 week ago

  • Environmentalists triumph on water privatization bill


    The Buzz Florida Politics Feed — Authority Authority: 136
    " Kumbaya ," said Rep. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, after drastic changes to a controversial "reclaimed water" bill won support from both environmentalists and the city of Tampa. The proposal is a top priority of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn , and aims to ensure local governments and utility companies can hold on ...
    1 week ago

  • Arizona: The New Wisconsin


    AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority Authority: 616
    Donna Gratehouse, who blogs at DemocraticDiva and elsewhere on all things Arizona, sends us this. A slate of bills introduced in the Arizona State Legislature this session would wipe out public-sector unions in our state. If Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signs them into law, which is likely, they would ban collective ...
    1 week ago

  • Sen. Evers declares voting conflict on prison issue


    The Buzz Florida Politics Feed — Authority Authority: 136
    Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, has filed a notice of a voting conflict on the controversial prison privatization bill thats awaiting a Senate floor vote. Evers conflict: His wife, Lori Weems, is a registered lobbyist for four groups that oppose privatization: the Florida AFL-CIO, Florida Fraternal Order of Police, ...
    1 week ago

  • Sen. Evers declares voting conflict on prison bill


    The Buzz Florida Politics Feed — Authority Authority: 136
    Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, has filed a notice of a voting conflict on the controversial prison privatization bill thats awaiting a Senate floor vote. Evers conflict: His wife, Lori Weems, is a registered lobbyist for four groups that oppose the privatization: the Florida AFL-CIO, Florida Fraternal Order of Police, ...
    1 week ago

  • Zombie Bill: Aerotropolis Tax Credit Rises Again


    Show-Me Daily — Authority Authority: 111
    Last week, FOX 2 News in Saint Louis reported that the China Hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was essentially dead . The cause? “[T]he big reason seems to be the refusal of the Missouri legislature to approve tax credits for international freight forwarders to operate at Lambert.” Because the ...
    1 week ago

  • Privatization Plans For Thai Airline, Oil Firm Stir Debate


    Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority Authority: 138
    Flood defences remain a hot topic in Thailand following last years tragic inundations.
    2 weeks ago

  • Major delays possible for second Innerbelt Bridge


    Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority Authority: 115
    Citing a " looming transportation financial crisis facing " the state, Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray revealed the agencys funding recommendations (PDF) to the Transportation Review Advisory Council. The recommendations call for major projects across the state to be eliminated or ...
    3 weeks ago

  • The return of prison privatization sets off a furor


    The Buzz Florida Politics Feed — Authority Authority: 136
    Rebuffed by a court, the Legislature is again pushing to privatize more than two dozen South Florida prisons, and the plan appears more controversial than ever because of a new layer of secrecy. Before a standing-room-only crowd, the Senate Rules Committee voted Wednesday to introduce bills (now numbered SB 2036 and ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Better Late Than Never


    Why I Hate CCA — Authority Authority: 111
    In the past, I praised Hawaiis governor for proclaiming that he would return all his states prisoners to the island, taking them out of private prison facilities on the mainland US where they have... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    3 weeks ago

  • U.S. Postal Service Fares Worse in Recession than Foreign Posts


    Cato @ Liberty — Authority Authority: 699
    By Tad DeHaven A new paper from postal expert Michael Schuyler compares the financial performance of the U.S. Postal Service to foreign postal service providers. Not surprisingly, the USPS, which has lost over $25 billion since 2006 and ranks near the bottom of the Postal Index of Freedom , doesn’t fare too ...
    3 weeks ago

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