Posted in Ken Johnson, Pension Tidal Wave on Aug 6th, 2007 View Comments
Thanks to all those who commented on posts related to our Pension Tidal Wave series. Here are some responses to those who raised questions in a previous post… Scott questions the fairness of denying Social Security to those who worked in the private sector before taking a public job. It seems to me this is [...]
Posted in Ken Johnson, Pension Tidal Wave on Aug 2nd, 2007 View Comments
There’s so much information in the Pension Tidal Wave series that it’s difficult to take in all at once. So let’s look at just one little piece from today’s installment. According to the Public Employee Retirement Administration, the median pension for state police officers who retired in 2006 is $62,943. Their median retirement age is [...]
With the passage of yesterday’s deadline to file nomination papers, there is only one Carlos Matos running for City Council in Lawrence. Carlos R. Matos, the political newcomer, withdrew from the race for an at-large seat on the council. Carlos D. Matos, the former city councilor and 2005 mayoral candidate, remains in the race. Carlos [...]
Lawrence state Rep. William Lantigua and former city councilor Carlos Matos had a bit of a falling out in 2005. Now it appears the split between the two men is complete. Lantigua had been Matos’ campaign manager in his 2005 run for mayor. But after Matos finished third in the primary and was out of [...]
Posted in Ken Johnson, Nelson Benton, Taylor Armerding on Jul 30th, 2007 View Comments
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