O.C.'s pension dilemma pits current employees vs. new hires

By Andrew Galvin, The Orange County Register

By Michael Levenson, Boston Globe

Jerry Brown says California's budget deficit has disappeared

By Kevin Yamamura, The Sacramento Bee

Credit rating agency cites pension reform failure as reason to label Ill. outlook 'negative'

Associated Press/ The Washington Post

Perry: New York governor envies Texas economy

By Will Weissert, Associated Press/ Houston Chronicle

U.S. Set for Biggest State-Local Jobs Boost Since 2007

By Rich Miller & William Selway, Bloomberg

Illinois pension proposal faces uncertain future

Associated Press/Quad-City Times

The Hard Choices on Public Pensions

By Charles Chieppo, Governing.com

Battle over Maine charter schools smoldering

By Robert Long, Bangor Daily News

State lawmakers focus on pension reform

By Ray Long, Rick Pearson, and Rafael Guerrero, Chicago Tribune

Brownback's Dilemma: How to Balance the Kansas Budget After Massive Tax Cuts

By Josh Goodman, Stateline

State will get sued no matter what it does or does not do

Bill Cotterrell, Sun Sentinel

Gov speech whacks tax

By Fredic Dicker, New York Post

The school bus strike threat is real

Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News

Michelle Rhee proud of controversial school reform efforts in D.C.

Rachel Baye, Washington Examiner

Judy Lin, Associated Press

2013 should be the year to fix pensions

Editorial, Orange County Register

Illinois Governor Seeks Fast Vote on State's Long-Troubled Pension Systems

Monica Davey, The New York Times

Legislature tackles $2 billion deficit

Jessica Bakeman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Civil servants put on paid administrative leave can get stuck in an ill-defined limbo

Lisa Rein, Washington Post

Public Sector Unions vs. Local Politics

Lewis Andrews, Real Clear Policy

New EM law could be used to appoint a financial czar in Detroit

Chad Livengood and Shawn D. Lewis, The Detroit News

Fiscal cliff stumble could doom California's budget recovery

Kevin Yamamura, The Sacramento Bee

New York City faces $811 million budget gap in FY 2014

Hilary Russ, Reuters

The Political Peril of Right-Sizing the Schools

Charles Chieppo, Governing

Gregoire's budget plan would send another $1 billion to schools

Andrew Garber, The Seattle Times

R.I. judge orders sides in pension overhaul challenge into federal mediation

Tom Mooney, Providence Journal

How Did 2012 Treat Public Employees?

Heather Kerrigan, Governing.com

Retirement fund gets a little more real on returns

Editorial, Orange County Register

Report ignores NJ pension corruption

Frank Keegan, State Budget Solutions

Calpers's Bankruptcy Ploy

Editorial, The Wall Street Journal

'Sandy' $$ Naysayer

David Seifman and Yoav Gonen, New York Post

Tax reform ideas draw Kentucky lawmakers' ire

Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier-Journal

Buono says she wouldn't try to reverse pension, benefits reform if elected governor

Jarrett Renshaw, The Star-Ledger

Departing Pa. lawmakers to reap state pension benefits

Melissa Daniels, Pennsylvania Independent

As unions decline, so goes the middle class

Letters, The Post Standard

Pension Reform Sabotage

Editorial, The Wall Street Journal

San Francisco still in deficit, but the budget hole is shallower than before

Dan Schreiber, San Francisco Examiner

Ocala mulls pension changes

Susan Latham Carr, Ocala Star Banner

Michigan Unions' "Freeloader" Myth

Lachlan Markay, Heritage's "The Foundry"

Worker Liberation in Michigan

Editorial, The Wall Street Journal

Haslam says Tennessee will not set up health care exchange

Chas Sisk, The Tennessean

School district cancels class so teachers can protest 'right-to-work'

Robby Soave, The Daily Caller

State laying groundwork for managed bankruptcy for Detroit

Daniel Howes, The Detroit News

San Joaquin County pensions to change over time

Zachary K. Johnson, The Stockton Record

Free market's lessons go untaught

Steven Greenhut,  The Orange County Register

USA TODAY

Court to hear Rhode Island's motion to dismiss pension overhaul ...
Washington Post

Illinois pension experts divided over Nekritz-Biss plan

FOX Illinois

Thunderdome in California?

Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest

The Underworked Public Employee

Andrew Biggs and Jason Richwine, The Wall Street Journal

Bipartisan pension reform plan emerges in Illinois House

Greg Hinz, Crain's Chicago Business

Combs calls for 'tweaks' to improve pension oversight, transparency

Kate Alexander, Austin American-Statesman

Lawmakers battle secret pension issue

Tori Richards, Colorado Watchdog

Gov. Christie even popular among public workers and Democrats, poll says

Matt Friedman, The Star-Ledger

How Congress Can Help State Pension Reform

Josh Barro, National Affairs

Right-to-work trade-offs? Talks may be in works in Lansing

Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press

Louisiana's voucher students need an educational lifeboat

Robert Enlow, The Times-Picayune

Mayors call for reform to police, fire pensions

Eric Peterson, Chicago Daily Herald

City Should Remain Adamant on Pension Reform

Editorial, The Florida Times-Union

Fiscal Cliff: Full Coverage of State, Local Impact

News Staff, Governing.com

City's Own 'fi-school' Cliff

Yoav Gonen, New York Post

Pontiac's Workforce Is Cut 86% as Michigan Makes City Obsolete

Chris Christoff, Bloomberg

Editorial, The Orange County Register

Gov. Malloy to cut $170 million from budget

Bill Cummings, Connecticut Post

Union walkout cripples ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times

Municipal Leaders Fear Deficit Reduction Could Impact Bond Exemption

Ryan Holeywell, Governing

State audit slams Hollywood's financial practices

Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel

Give Chicago a casino, but not before we get pension reform

Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times

Public pension reform floats to top of legislative priority lists: Opinion roundup

Mark Hester, The Oregonian

Teachers Unions vs. Black Kids

Jason L. Riley, The Wall Street Journal

Melbourne approves changes to police pension plan

Susanne Cervenka, Florida Today

Call for Reformers and Unions to Get Along

Ben Wieder, Stateline

Organized Labor's influence not what it once was

John Alan James, The Hill's Congress Blog

Antioch will look at reinstating more lucrative employee pensions

Paul Burgarino, Contra Costa Times

Rigged Pension Study Produces Expected Conclusions

James M. Hohman, Michigan Capitol Confidential

Pennsylvania must reform public pensions or face budget crisis

Angela Couloumbis, Philadelphia Inquirer

Proponents of pension reform face steep hurdles

Jonathan J. Cooper, AP/Statesman Journal

Under fire from labor, Riordan abandons pension overhaul plan

David Zahniser and Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times

Only free market can fix California finances

Robert Loewen and Ed Ring, The Orange County Register

Law enforcement union sues over Walker's law

Scott Bauer, AP/ Wausau Daily Herald

Unions stand up for the middle class

Henry Bayer, Chicago Tribune

Corbett stresses state pension crisis in 2013 agenda

Amy Worden, Philadelphia Inquirer

Pension Fund Gains Mean Worker Pain as Aramark Cuts Pay

Martin Z. Braun and William Selway, Bloomberg

Elections brighten future of unions

Sam Hananel, AP/San Jose Mercury News

Unions vs. Democratic Mayors

Tim Cavanaugh, Reason

The Real Story of Public Pensions

Mark Funkhouser, Governing.com

Pennsylvania cyber-charter schools: Do they make the grade?

Mary Beth Schweigert and Chip Smedley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Farley joins group who get pay, pension

Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Times Union

Nicquel Terry, Asbury Park Press

The People vs. Unions: Cash, Credit and Corruption

John Ransom, Townhall.com