tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546259052907937482012-01-26T18:38:27.492-08:00Overpaid Government WorkerA blog inspired by Vallejo, CA firemen who make 200K a year.Government corruption, monopoly, inefficiency, the special class of workers.Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-42657675345358685522012-01-26T18:38:00.001-08:002012-01-26T18:38:27.498-08:00Former City Colleges Chief Due $500,000 in Unused Sick Pay<a href="http://www.bettergov.org/former_city_colleges_chief_due_500000_in_unused_sick_pay/?categoryid=1">BGA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4265767534535868552?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-84601590672105039032012-01-26T10:08:00.000-08:002012-01-26T10:08:07.448-08:00Medicare nominee gets lifetime payout<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/25/medicare-nominee-gets-lifetime-payout/">The Washington Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-8460159067210503903?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-41136358093025270662012-01-26T07:05:00.001-08:002012-01-26T07:05:45.920-08:00Promotions unpopular for California firefighters earning overtime<a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/26/4215759/promotions-unpopular-for-california.html">The Sacramento Bee</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4113635809302527066?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-13018256923161168362012-01-25T12:13:00.001-08:002012-01-25T12:13:23.034-08:00Increased IL higher ed funding goes to pensions<a href="http://illinois.statehousenewsonline.com/7514/increased-il-higher-ed-funding-goes-to-pensions/">Illinois Statehouse News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1301825692316116836?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-13114424166553552912012-01-24T15:44:00.001-08:002012-01-24T15:44:35.564-08:00FBI busts 4 Connecticut cops in civil rights probe<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/fbi-busts-4-connecticut-cops-civil-rights-probe-article-1.1010912">The New York Daily News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1311442416655355291?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-18940333059998018582012-01-24T02:29:00.001-08:002012-01-24T02:29:53.430-08:00Do you have $1 million on hand?<a href="http://illinoispolicy.org/blog/blog.asp?articlesource=4634">Illinois Policy Institute</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1894033305999801858?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-44469818207602673842012-01-23T08:01:00.001-08:002012-01-23T08:01:56.343-08:00California Has 40,845 Government Workers Who Make Over $150,000 in Compensation: A Look at the Upper Class<a href="http://nalert.blogspot.com/2012/01/california-has-40845-government-workers.html">The Orange County Register</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4446981820760267384?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-2627753538236785522012-01-23T05:42:00.000-08:002012-01-23T05:42:01.796-08:00Federal employees owe $1.03 billion in unpaid taxes<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/federal-employees-owe-103-billion-in-unpaid-taxes/2012/01/20/gIQAv7KKJQ_blog.html">The Washington Post</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-262775353823678552?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-11979120716505542712012-01-21T15:42:00.001-08:002012-01-21T15:42:36.381-08:00Steal $40K, Get 6 Months in Jail — If You’re a TSA Worker<a href="http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/10606-steal-40k-get-6-months-in-jail-if-youre-a-tsa-worker">The New American</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1197912071650554271?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-18239066303935564052012-01-21T09:16:00.000-08:002012-01-21T09:16:21.831-08:00Cost to county of lying social workers: $10.6 million<a href="http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2012/01/19/cost-to-county-of-lying-social-workers-10-6-mln/146871/">Orange County Register</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1823906630393556405?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-18908845382022546512012-01-20T13:45:00.001-08:002012-01-20T13:45:34.360-08:00Former Chicago Mob Bookie Re-Hired as Illinois Department Of Transportation Supervisor, Taxpayers Shoulder $130K in Back Pay<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="video" width="286" height="254.5" data="http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=11212"><param value="http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=11212" name="movie"/><param 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class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4266601409016775901?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-50531207331280901752012-01-19T05:57:00.001-08:002012-01-19T05:57:39.990-08:00PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS: 143 MPH In A 55 Zone While DUI, Cops & Union Want Him Rehired<a href="http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/135600/">Instapundit</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-5053120733128090175?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-5924735741951281472012-01-19T05:40:00.001-08:002012-01-19T05:40:36.621-08:00Congress’s Six-Figure Benefits Add to $674 Billion Government Pension Gap<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-19/congress-s-six-figure-benefits-add-to-674-billion-u-s-pension-shortfall.html">Bloomberg</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-592473574195128147?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-87335944235022941542012-01-18T16:14:00.000-08:002012-01-18T16:14:01.026-08:00Public employee salaries focus of report<a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/cityhall/Public-employee-salaries-focus-of-report.html?cmpid=124488459">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-8733594423502294154?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-70399804602212167022012-01-18T11:16:00.001-08:002012-01-18T11:16:40.439-08:00Council settles Chicago police suit involving autistic boy for $525,000<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-council-settles-chicago-police-suit-involving-autistic-boy-for-525000-20120118,0,1548342.story?track=rss">The Chicago Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7039980460221216702?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-71540330930939814262012-01-18T01:38:00.000-08:002012-01-18T01:38:02.074-08:00Zion mayor misses 6th-straight meeting<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/10072529-418/zion-mayor-misses-6th-straight-meeting.html">The Chicago Sun-Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7154033093093981426?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-1087099107566388852012-01-17T10:19:00.000-08:002012-01-17T10:19:40.693-08:00IL State Senator Uses Church Pulpit To Bash Republicans<a href="http://www.breitbart.tv/il-state-senator-uses-church-pulpit-to-bash-republicans/">Breitbart T.V.</a><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jnITDpUwvHQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-108709910756638885?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-79723761126601414422012-01-17T01:31:00.000-08:002012-01-17T01:31:06.970-08:00Anatomy of a Teacher’s Letter-to-the-Editor: Guess who Thinks Higher Taxes are a Good Idea?<a href="http://www.championnews.net/2011/11/03/anatomy-of-a-teacher%E2%80%99s-letter-to-the-editor-guess-who-thinks-higher-taxes-are-a-good-idea/">Champion News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7972376112660141442?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-85760971081101045422012-01-16T16:25:00.001-08:002012-01-16T16:25:45.345-08:00Bob Ryan, Sheboygan Mayor, Faces Recall For Drunken Behavior<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/16/bob-ryan-sheboygan-mayor-recall_n_1208882.html">The Huffington Post</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-8576097108110104542?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-19725925875482252592012-01-16T08:50:00.001-08:002012-01-16T08:50:28.520-08:00Details wanted in CA legislator's shoplifting case<a href="http://www.nctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/details-wanted-in-ca-legislator-s-shoplifting-case/article_adef2dfb-357a-5197-856b-2676de59d6dd.html">North County Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1972592587548225259?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-71944189052987540452012-01-15T07:35:00.001-08:002012-01-15T07:35:53.897-08:00$ 153, 280 For Chicago Transit Authority Worker<a href="http://nalert.blogspot.com/2012/01/153-280-for-chicago-transit-authority.html">The Chicago Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7194418905298754045?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-26774527189898307212012-01-15T07:24:00.001-08:002012-01-15T07:24:23.087-08:00Preckwinkle won't back down on illegal immigrant custody cases<a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-13/news/ct-met-preckwinkle-immigrant-detainers-20120113_1_illegal-immigrant-preckwinkle-immigration-status">The Chicago Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2677452718989830721?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-21404485441504227712012-01-14T10:05:00.001-08:002012-01-14T10:05:17.003-08:00New SF sheriff charged with domestic violence<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sf-sheriff-charged-domestic-violence-005901968.html">AP</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2140448544150422771?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-4236022692026811302012-01-14T05:57:00.001-08:002012-01-14T05:57:26.363-08:00Teachers threaten class-action suit<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/teachers_threaten_class_action_suit_xHvl0igMFYHPPrCPtdDbtN">The New York Post</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-423602269202681130?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-9888969815912067732012-01-12T17:22:00.001-08:002012-01-12T17:22:47.604-08:00The 12 Most Corrupt Public Officials In Illinois History: Fred Roti<a href="http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/The-12-Most-Corrupt-Public-Officials-In-Illinois-History-Fred-Roti-136746478.html">NBC Chicago</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-988896981591206773?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-63146364424533418062012-01-12T13:00:00.000-08:002012-01-12T13:00:19.534-08:00Sweetwater says workers stole from cafeterias: Losses are upward of $500,000, superintendent says<a href="http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jan/11/sweetwater-says-workers-looted-cafeterias/">U-T San Diego</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-6314636442453341806?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-82068189548673856122012-01-12T09:33:00.001-08:002012-01-12T09:33:44.837-08:00County finance director held in embezzlement<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/12/BA6P1MOIMR.DTL&tsp=1">The San Francisco Chronicle</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-8206818954867385612?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-54895143845365304222012-01-12T07:19:00.001-08:002012-01-12T07:19:37.835-08:00Death In The Devil’s Chair: Florida Man’s Pepper Spray Death Raises Questions About Jail Abuse.<a href="http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/135181/">Instapundit</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-5489514384536530422?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-44434999706153586712012-01-11T07:38:00.001-08:002012-01-11T07:38:15.631-08:00NYC restaurant closed after owner recorded health inspection<a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2012/01/11/nyc-restaurant-closed-after-owner-recorded-health-inspection/">Hot Air</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4443499970615358671?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-4165373314325348992012-01-10T12:00:00.001-08:002012-01-10T12:00:39.367-08:00Report Details CPS Free Lunch Fraud, Improper Financial Benefits<a href="http://www.bettergov.org/report_details_cps_free_lunch_fraud_improper_financial_benefits/?categoryid=1">BGA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-416537331432534899?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-72627823325598553362012-01-10T11:17:00.001-08:002012-01-10T11:17:56.893-08:00A Fine for Not Using a Biofuel That Doesn’t Exist<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/business/energy-environment/companies-face-fines-for-not-using-unavailable-biofuel.html">The New York Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7262782332559855336?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-12769726447986233922012-01-10T07:16:00.001-08:002012-01-10T07:16:45.741-08:00UC salary criticisms fuel student protests<a href="http://www.ocregister.com/news/faculty-334335-tuition-system.html">The Orange County Register</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1276972644798623392?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-66919608711044546702012-01-09T07:34:00.001-08:002012-01-09T07:34:28.082-08:00L.A. housing inspector accused of moonlighting as unlicensed contractor<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-housing-inspector-20120108,0,7297620.story">The L.A. Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-6691960871104454670?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-12040819653509418132012-01-09T02:56:00.000-08:002012-01-09T02:56:27.682-08:00Feds find failures in Cook Co. homeland security project from start to end<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/9853704-417/feds-find-failures-in-cook-co-homeland-security-project-from-start-to-end.html">The Chicago Sun-Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1204081965350941813?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-54487333442719383742012-01-08T14:54:00.001-08:002012-01-08T14:54:52.832-08:00East Bay Assemblywoman Enters Shoplifting Plea, Tumor To Blame?<a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/01/06/san-francisco-assemblywoman-hayashi-sentenced-to-probation-in-shoplifting-case/">CBS San Francisco</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-5448733344271938374?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-4034477456319243222012-01-08T09:49:00.000-08:002012-01-08T09:49:04.852-08:00Retiring L.A. County workers get $48 million for unused time off<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-county-pay-20120108,0,2041880.story">The L.A. Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-403447745631924322?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-62046814162123275072012-01-08T05:38:00.000-08:002012-01-08T05:38:36.016-08:00New York City school employee faked her child's death to get extra vacation<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/york-city-school-employee-falsely-child-dead-order-extra-vacation-article-1.1002360">The New York Daily News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-6204681416212327507?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-41084655573650450912012-01-06T11:05:00.001-08:002012-01-06T11:05:36.451-08:00White House proposes pay increase for federal workers<a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2012/01/06/white-house-proposes-pay-increase-for-federal-workers/">Hot Air</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4108465557365045091?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-77271156115680529592012-01-06T08:31:00.001-08:002012-01-06T08:31:15.665-08:00Conflicts of interest? It's legal in Illinois<a href="http://www.wbez.org/story/conflicts-interest-its-legal-illinois-95331">WBEZ</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7727115611568052959?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-41493369036184763142012-01-06T06:55:00.000-08:002012-01-06T06:55:09.881-08:00277 Garden Grove city workers crack $100K club<a href="http://http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2012/01/05/277-garden-grove-city-workers-crack-100k-club/145811/">OC Register</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4149336903618476314?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-6859192818109497482012-01-06T06:52:00.000-08:002012-01-06T06:52:11.985-08:00PAYOLA POLITICS: DOJ Steers Countrywide Settlement Cash To Leftist Groups With Dem Ties<a href="http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/134867/">Instapundit</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-685919281810949748?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-74403311113619694712012-01-05T15:34:00.000-08:002012-01-05T15:34:16.876-08:00D.C. Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. is charged with theft; plea hearing set<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/dc-councilman-harry-thomas-jr-is-charged-with-theft-plea-likely/2012/01/05/gIQAyjRwcP_blog.html?hpid=z1">The Washington Post</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7440331111361969471?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-46886445567955870872012-01-04T18:05:00.000-08:002012-01-04T18:05:11.225-08:00Obama's EPA Opens Another Front in the War on Coal<a href="http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2012/01/04/obamas-epa-opens-another-front-in-the-war-on-coal/">Big Government</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4688644556795587087?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-2991708313387734582012-01-04T17:29:00.001-08:002012-01-04T17:29:20.568-08:00City Treasurer's Police Detail Paid Thousands in Overtime<a href="http://www.bettergov.org/city_treasurers_police_detail_paid_thousands_in_overtime/?categoryid=1">BGA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-299170831338773458?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-49043632877516930582012-01-04T16:19:00.000-08:002012-01-04T16:19:11.682-08:00Report: CPS fraud, employee misconduct includes $1.13 million in improper benefits<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-report-cps-fraud-employee-misconduct-includes-13-million-in-improper-benefits-20120104,0,4084213.story">The Chicago Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4904363287751693058?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-73321660011160282452012-01-04T11:48:00.000-08:002012-01-04T11:48:22.792-08:00The Role of the Prison Guards Union in California’s Troubled Prison System<a href="http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/134684/">Instapundit</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7332166001116028245?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-35619894895057498692012-01-04T08:17:00.001-08:002012-01-04T08:17:53.761-08:00High-flying bureaucrats travel on taxpayer dime<a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2012/01/03/high-flying-bureaucrats-fly-on-taxpayer-dime">Toronto Sun</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-3561989489505749869?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-69342905796109337372012-01-04T07:30:00.000-08:002012-01-04T07:30:02.425-08:00Two Port Authority retirees sue over perks<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/two_port_authority_retirees_sue_tl1TOGuyqPgqCnDTPfniQO">The New York Post</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-6934290579610933737?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-16061921120164559452012-01-04T03:27:00.000-08:002012-01-04T03:27:15.076-08:00Suit: Cop Sought Date After Giving Woman $132 Ticket<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/9800883-417/suit-cop-sought-date-after-giving-woman-132-ticket.html">The Chicago Sun-Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1606192112016455945?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-71264625316219686732012-01-03T20:08:00.001-08:002012-01-03T20:08:48.660-08:00Teachers Resist High-Tech Push in Idaho Schools<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/technology/idaho-teachers-fight-a-reliance-on-computers.html?hpw=&pagewanted=print">The New York Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7126462531621968673?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-17687422527659306522012-01-03T14:14:00.000-08:002012-01-03T14:14:13.838-08:00Public School Teachers: Higher Pay Than Private Sector<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/02/are-teachers-overpaid/teachers-earn-more-than-they-would-in-the-private-sector">The New York Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1768742252765930652?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-34037058386762021352012-01-03T07:48:00.001-08:002012-01-03T07:48:29.848-08:00Villaraigosa delays payment of $100 million in personnel costs<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-mayor-budget-20120103,0,6646516.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews+%28L.A.+Times+-+Top+News%29">The L.A. Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-3403705838676202135?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-78696418595331818032012-01-02T19:29:00.000-08:002012-01-02T19:29:08.760-08:00Prosecutor’s double-dippers draw millions from New Jersey pension funds<a href="http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/134602/">Instapundit</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7869641859533181803?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-24801888070106615982012-01-02T18:42:00.001-08:002012-01-02T18:42:27.723-08:00Library Sends Police To Collect Overdue Books From 5-Year-Old<a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/01/02/charlton-library-sends-police-to-collect-overdue-books-from-5-year-old/">CBS Boston</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2480188807010661598?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-47871396806151339532012-01-02T08:07:00.000-08:002012-01-02T08:07:32.487-08:00Who Says Illinois Is Broke? $41 Million for Illinois Capital Restoration<a href="http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/who-says-illinois-is-broke-41-million-for-illinois-capital-restoration/">Chicago Daily Observer</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4787139680615133953?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-10163112208866873622011-12-31T05:44:00.001-08:002011-12-31T05:44:58.977-08:00National Park Service has new land-grabbing tool<a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/12/national-park-service-has-new-land-grabbing-tool/2044626">The Washington Examiner</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1016311220886687362?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-84550878331208052142011-12-30T02:51:00.001-08:002011-12-30T02:51:53.996-08:00Are Public School Teachers Overpaid?<a href="http://www.championnews.net/2011/12/20/are-public-school-teachers-overpaid-2/">Champion News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-8455087833120805214?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-89190178909447078152011-12-29T18:23:00.001-08:002011-12-29T18:23:47.242-08:00Public employee union defends Denver cop who was fired for driving drunk at 143 mph<a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/29/public-employee-union-defends-denver-cop-who-was-fired-for-driving-drunk-at-143-mph/">Hot Air</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-8919017890944707815?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-44306749432819340022011-12-29T14:55:00.000-08:002011-12-29T14:55:13.031-08:00Federal Workers Out-Earn Private Sector Workers in 2011<script type="text/javascript" src="http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/embed.js?id=1349130436001&w=466&h=263"></script><noscript>Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com">video.foxbusiness.com</a></noscript><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4430674943281934002?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-23901955964347281482011-12-29T13:56:00.000-08:002011-12-29T13:56:01.339-08:00Philly Councilwoman Will ‘Retire’ for One Day, Collect a $478K Pension, and Return on Monday<a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/philly-councilwoman-will-retire-for-one-day-collect-a-478k-pension-and-return-on-monday/">The Blaze</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2390195596434728148?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-39061212346254683672011-12-29T11:07:00.000-08:002011-12-29T11:07:17.009-08:00Finances of Selected State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems<a href="http://www.census.gov/govs/qpr/">U.S. Census Bureau</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-3906121234625468367?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-62455976634258754282011-12-29T06:24:00.001-08:002011-12-29T06:24:21.320-08:00Members of Congress With Lowest Net Worth<a href="http://www.newser.com/story/136336/members-of-congress-with-lowest-net-worth.html">Newser</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-6245597663425875428?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-38652226246968923082011-12-28T20:42:00.000-08:002011-12-28T20:42:04.016-08:00Call box agency giving away gas cards<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/dec/28/call-box-agency-giving-away-gas-cards/">San Diego Union Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-3865222624696892308?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-89172320167023651032011-12-28T07:38:00.000-08:002011-12-28T07:38:24.422-08:00Public workers' perkhits taxpayers<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2011-12-28-Air-Time_ST_U.htm">USA Today</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-8917232016702365103?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-7968822237645422472011-12-28T07:28:00.000-08:002011-12-28T07:28:08.871-08:00Time to accept the death of the Postal Service<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/27/time-to-accept-the-death-of-the-postal-service/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS">The Washington Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-796882223764542247?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-23122494610929479352011-12-27T13:59:00.001-08:002011-12-27T13:59:47.597-08:00DA's office says officials took dinners, tickets, more<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/dec/27/das-office-says-officials-took-dinners-tickets-mor/">San Diego Union Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2312249461092947935?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-5109636290322046622011-12-27T07:36:00.001-08:002011-12-27T07:36:36.501-08:00Federal workers starting at much higher pay than in past<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-12-26/federal-starting-salaries/52236360/1">USA Today</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-510963629032204662?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-37577380144437454962011-12-27T06:22:00.000-08:002011-12-27T06:22:00.722-08:00New York’s teacher-retirement fund to Hide Data From Taxpayers<a href="http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/134248/">Instapundit</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-3757738014443745496?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-52214357372243503972011-12-26T18:04:00.001-08:002011-12-26T18:04:50.978-08:00‘Double-dater’ teacher<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/double_dater_teacher_Q0KfQwRm7rBjtBmZ1TWT3J?utm_campaign=OutbrainA&utm_source=OutbrainArticlepages&obref=obinsite">The New York Post</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-5221435737224350397?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-3292828286829790982011-12-26T05:22:00.000-08:002011-12-26T05:22:19.615-08:00FBI agent's journey from pulpit to prison<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-preacher-cop-convict-20111226,0,417374.story">The L.A. Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-329282828682979098?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-71214228699180061822011-12-25T12:43:00.001-08:002011-12-25T12:43:28.991-08:00Watchdogs say Obama has not done enough on government transparency<a href="http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/201295-watchdogs-say-obama-has-not-done-enough-on-transparency">The Hill</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7121422869918006182?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-25748150052105969472011-12-23T19:15:00.001-08:002011-12-23T19:15:51.719-08:00Christie On Sick Pay For Public Employees: "Complete Pile Of Garbage"<a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/12/22/christie_on_sick_pay_for_public_employees_complete_pile_of_garbage.html">Real Clear Politics</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2574815005210596947?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-54016376623294268902011-12-23T11:42:00.001-08:002011-12-23T11:42:44.783-08:00Illinois Teachers accused of cheating still working in schools<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-test-cheating-main-20111223,0,1616723,full.story">The Chicago Tribun</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-5401637662329426890?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-29315444198203286032011-12-23T03:11:00.001-08:002011-12-23T03:11:34.045-08:00Database lists top federal earners in 2011<a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=49638&dcn=todaysnews">Government Executive</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2931544419820328603?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-42768371157138756842011-12-22T11:25:00.000-08:002011-12-22T11:25:08.382-08:00Senator, 62, blubs as he faces 50 years in jail for taking $500,000 bribes with aid of gay lover<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2077113/I-apologise-I-little-emotional-Senator-62-blubs-faces-50-years-jail-taking-500-000-bribes-aid-gay-lover.html">The Daily Mail</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4276837115713875684?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-63582278309184827102011-12-22T09:07:00.001-08:002011-12-22T09:07:16.822-08:00The Justice Department Condones Perjury … Again<a href="http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-justice-department-condones-perjury/?singlepage=true">PJ Media</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-6358227830918482710?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-59083938167693151992011-12-22T08:49:00.001-08:002011-12-22T08:49:34.125-08:00Fired State Workers Rehired Against The Rules<a href="http://wbal.com/article/84642/21/template-story/Fired-State-Workers-Rehired-Against-The-Rules">WBAL</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' 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Diego Union Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1042730380035496734?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-53508262177329372792011-12-21T13:12:00.001-08:002011-12-21T13:12:34.108-08:00Federal grand jury indicts Indianapolis councilman of wire fraud and money laundering<a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20111221/LOCAL18/112210326/Federal-grand-jury-indicts-Indianapolis-councilman-wire-fraud-money-laundering">Indianapolis Star</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-5350826217732937279?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-28814846680814140312011-12-21T06:26:00.001-08:002011-12-21T06:26:31.854-08:00City to pull workers from Maggie Daley charity<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-after-school-matters-emanuel-20111221,0,2383563.story">The Chicago Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2881484668081414031?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-20834697082197644932011-12-21T03:04:00.001-08:002011-12-21T03:04:29.529-08:00Federal prison employee pleads guilty to sex with inmates<a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/fl-inmate-sex-20111220,0,1609761.story">Sun-Sentinel</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2083469708219764493?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve 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Carl Kruger to plead guilty to corruption charges<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/sen_carl_kruger_to_plead_guilty_dultPbJmbYwNyfW6ucpR1I">The New York Post</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-5606610586011732201?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-48042344556184174302011-12-19T18:43:00.001-08:002011-12-19T18:43:57.351-08:00Top 100 Illinois Teacher Salaries for 2011: Phys. Ed Teacher Heads List with $203,154.<a href="http://www.championnews.net/2011/12/12/top-100-teacher-salaries-for-2011-phys-ed-teacher-heads-list-with-203154/">Champion News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4804234455618417430?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-90103143189099842542011-12-19T17:49:00.000-08:002011-12-19T17:49:04.727-08:00Judge questions why Bell's former police chief isn't facing corruption charges<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bell-adams-20111220,0,4709254.story">The L.A. 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Mitchell </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7778791008463398916?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-31349407733102103492011-12-18T05:25:00.001-08:002011-12-18T05:25:33.642-08:00Sacramento region governments cut from the bottom while adding to the top<a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/18/4130565/sacramento-region-governments.html">The Sacramento Bee</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-3134940773310210349?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-41210689632608393422011-12-18T05:13:00.000-08:002011-12-18T05:13:11.802-08:00Chelsea’s housing boss was rarely on the job<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2011/12/18/chelsea-housing-boss-was-rarely-job/SjiqMoJfBKab1cVnMfEaRM/story.html">The Boston Globe</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4121068963260839342?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-10199870315772710812011-12-17T11:21:00.001-08:002011-12-17T11:21:30.444-08:00Perry drawing state retirement plus salary<a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/12/16/3601100/perry-drawing-state-retirement.html">Star Telegram</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-1019987031577271081?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-49879415344599320722011-12-16T09:43:00.001-08:002011-12-16T09:43:57.621-08:00Million-Dollar Nurses Show U.S. Payroll Struggle<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-16/million-dollar-nurses-show-california-s-struggle-to-reduce-payroll-costs.html">Bloomberg</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-4987941534459932072?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-4828809449304023992011-12-16T08:59:00.001-08:002011-12-16T08:59:47.724-08:00Nancy Pelosi, Down and Dirty<a href="http://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2011/12/16/nancy_pelosi_down_and_dirty/page/full/">Michelle Malkin</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-482880944930402399?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-2327275654241901912011-12-16T07:04:00.000-08:002011-12-16T07:04:54.067-08:00Dem Congressman: ‘Federal Presence’ in Local Communities ‘Performs a Life-Saving Kind of Function’<a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dem-congressman-federal-presence-local-communities-performs-life-saving-kind-function">CNS News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-232727565424190191?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-72965523570867815472011-12-16T06:58:00.000-08:002011-12-16T06:58:04.198-08:00Ex-lawmaker nearly doubles his pension with one month of work<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-pension-molaro-20111216,0,3858671.story">The Chicago Tribune</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7296552357086781547?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-20031414103445631582011-12-15T07:08:00.000-08:002011-12-15T07:08:42.672-08:00Dept. of Labor: Public School Teachers Are Highest Paid State Workers; Compensation Doubles the Average in Private Industry<a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dept-labor-public-school-teachers-are-highest-paid-state-workers-compensation-doubles">CNS News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-2003141410344563158?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454625905290793748.post-79802262264763194942011-12-14T21:02:00.001-08:002011-12-14T21:02:51.108-08:00Councilman Hines apologizes for "retard" comment on Facebook<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="video" width="320" height="280" data="http://www.wane.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=null"><param value="http://www.wane.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=null" name="movie"/><param value="&skin=MP1ExternalAll-MFL.swf&embed=true&adSizeArray=1x1000,2x40,3x1000&adSrc=http%3A%2F%2Fad%2Edoubleclick%2Enet%2Fpfadx%2Flin%2Ewane%2Fnews%2Fdetail%3Bdcmt%3Dtext%2Fxml%3Bpos%3D%25pos%25%3Btile%3D2%3Bfname%3Dcouncilman%2Dhines%2Dapolgizes%2Dfor%2Dfacebook%2Dcomment%3Bloc%3D%25loc%25%3Bsz%3D%25size%25%3Bord%3D748997460651274800%3Frand%3D%25rand%25&flv=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewane%2Ecom%2Ffeeds%2FoutboundFeed%3FobfType%3DVIDEO%5FPLAYER%5FSMIL%5FFEED%26componentId%3D23365442&img=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia2%2Ewane%2Ecom%2F%2Fphoto%2F2011%2F12%2F14%2FCouncilman%5FHines%5Fregre939acd49%2D525b%2D4bc3%2D9a45%2D49568b68d3570000%5F20111214005609%5F640%5F480%2EJPG&story=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewane%2Ecom%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Fcouncilman%2Dhines%2Dapolgizes%2Dfor%2Dfacebook%2Dcomment&category=local&title=Councilman%20Hines%20regrets%20facebook%20comment&oacct=dpsdpswane,dpsglobal&ovns=fim&headline=Councilman%20Hines%20apologizes%20for%20%22retard%22%20comment%20on%20Facebook&toggleVideoCode=3" name="FlashVars"/><param value="all" name="allowNetworking"/><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"/></object><p style="width:320px"><a href="http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/councilman-hines-apolgizes-for-facebook-comment">Councilman Hines apologizes for "retard" comment on Facebook: wane.com</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/454625905290793748-7980226226476319494?l=overpaidgov.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Bartinnoreply@blogger.com