Senate Republicans announce state, local government reform proposals - Crain's Detroit Business
Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a broad package of government reforms they plan to seek that they said could save the state more than $2 billion Current law provides for lawmakers, after six years of service, to receive qualify for free

Advocates call for ballot measure to fund youth programs in Sacramento - Sacramento Bee
A collection of youth advocates and elected officials announced today they are working to place an initiative on the November ballot for city of Sacramento voters that would generate nearly $5 million a year for youth development programs. The group

Senate GOP: Cut all public workers' pay, benefits - FederalNewsRadio.com
Another constitutional amendment would be needed to require that all public employees pay 20 percent of their health care premiums unless they participate in a health savings account or wellness program. If they did, they would have to cover 15

Revote on mandatory year-round school set for this evening - Raleigh News & Observer
after the board got legal advice that the resolution should actually out of year-round and modified-calendar schools to create more space for new applicants. Administrators said carrying out the resolution will lead to increased

UN: Afghans forced to pay billions in bribes - WBOC
LONDON (AP) - Half of all Afghan adults paid at least one bribe to a public official over the course of a year to cut through red tape or get help with poor service The issue took on new urgency after the Aug. 20 presidentialelection, which U.

Senate GOP calls for cutting public workers' pay 5 percent, hiking - Minneapolis Star Tribune
LANSING, Mich. - Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop said Tuesday the pay of teachers, professors and state and local government workers should be cut by 5 percent and held at that level for the next three years to save money. The Rochester Republican

Cudahy considers incentives to boost Packard Ave. commerce - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The new facility, Asian Massage, has raised concerns among the owner of the Omega Shopping Plaza and some of its tenants. One business has arranged to move. But a spokesman for the shopping center's owner, Paul Bouraxis, said Asian Massage has a