In this investigative piece, CBS13 Sacramento went undercover to report on more than 52 CALTRANS workers who attended a 4-day convention at a luxury resort in Desert Springs...in violation of the department own internal policy, and a travel ban ordered by Governor Schwarzenegger. The estimated cost to California taxpayers: more than $28,000.

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In this editorial on FlashReport.org, Ray Haynes explains how while serving as Vice Chair of the Senate Committee PERS, he stood firm against the Government Employee Unions’ numerous requests for higher pensions, knowing that this would lead to bankruptcy of the state. Finally, individuals such as State Treasurer Bill Lockyer are realizing that Haynes' position is right. However, as Haynes suggests, the Legislature needs to embrace the same position and start limiting the power of the labor unions.  Read more >>

As this article in the OC Register shows, the state government is facilitating double-dipping in the pension funds by providing a job database, called Boomerang, exclusively for state retirees. Almost 5,600 people are now drawing double checks from the state, while thousands remain unemployed and the state struggles to stay afloat.

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The OC Register reports on a handful of state employees who collect both their pension fund from their previous state job and a salary from their current state job, adding up to nearly half a million a year. In some cases, this means that when they retire, they retain two, full state pensions a year.

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Taxpayers achieve victory as egregious Pension increase taken off the table in the eleventh hour

Sacramento --- On the eve of a crucial vote, a Union-backed proposal to increase pensions at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was suddenly withdrawn, among growing public outrage against elaborate pensions for public employees.  Read more >>