CEI Weekly: Public Employee Unions Are Bankrupting States
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CEI Weekly
December 24, 2010
>>Featured Story
Last week, Labor Policy Analyst Ivan Osorio had an op-ed about how public employee unions are falling out of favor with Democratic politicians who are struggling to balance state budgets. This week, Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio was on Varney & Co. to talk about how the expensive pension programs of government unions are bankrupting state governments. Watch the interview here.
>>Shaping the Debate
Chris Horner’s citation in The Wall Street Journal
The Health Care Law Under the Judicidal Knife
Hans Bader’s citation in The Wall Street Journal Blogs
For the TSA, All Risks Are Created Equal
Iain Murray’s op-ed in The McClatchy News Tribune Service
Iain Murray’s op-ed in The Washington Times
FCC Passes “Net Neutrality” Internet Regulations
Ryan Radia’s citation in The Boston Globe
John Berlau’s column on BigGovernment
>>Best of the Blogs
Confusion About “Conflict of Interest”
By Fred Smith
Rip-off: College Tuition Bubble and Debt Burdens Grow Worse
By Hans Bader
Environmental Working Group Should Receive Annual Junk-Science Award
By Angela Logomasini
U.S. Blows Hard at Chinese Wind Power Subsidies
By Fran Smith