City Council

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  Baltimore mayor wants no pensions for new hires

  By Ben Nuckols  |  February 12, 2013

  Current city employees would be forced to contribute to pensions plans for the first time as part of the cost-savings proposal.

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  Flu season fuels debate over paid sick time laws

  By Jennifer Peltz  |  January 21, 2013

  Advocates of paid sick time put it on par with "living wage" laws and consider it a public health priority.

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  How much government is too much?

  By Liz Sidotia  |  January 14, 2013

  A familiar debate is revived in the obesity crisis.

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  California Pension Cuts May Have Ripple Effect

  By Elliot Spagat  |  June 8, 2012

  Decisive victories for ballot proposals cutting retirement benefits for government workers in two of the largest cities in the U.S. emboldened advocates seeking to curb pensions in state capitols and city halls across the nation.

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  Tragic Tale

  By Bill Coffin  |  November 7, 2011

  Bill Mantlo was a legendary comic book writer... until a hit-and-run accident threw him under the wheels of the healthcare system. This is his story.