State employees: Overpaid? Underpaid? Lawmakers differ
Budget
Some say state must up the ante to stay competitive; others say annual salary survey misses the mark.
Some say state must up the ante to stay competitive; others say annual salary survey misses the mark.
College presidents bring a brag list to the Capitol—while tap dancing around their fiscal straits.
“When we see red flags, we need to do something. I’m standing up for our citizens who aren’t standing in the weeds.”
“Notwithstanding all the issues at play, they kept rates low. What they were doing worked.”
“So far, this has been a broken promise and I’m tired of broken promises.”
Left, right jockey over jobs as vote nears on Proposition 103
“It is safe to say that applicants often wait until near the end of the amnesty period.”
“They must understand that their vehicles cause wear and tear on the roads too. Gas consumption doesn’t mirror road usage anymore.”
“Adding a tax onto public projects when public funds are scarce just doesn’t make any sense. When a government agency is working in an area making improvements, local governments are charging us for the privilege.”
“An eleventh-hour emergency audit request—and there is no such thing as an emergency audit—by someone, who is running for Congress, and who already has access to the information he is seeking, amounts to political grandstanding.”