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Philadelphia Hopes Changes to Health Benefits Cut Costs
Philadelphia officials say the city will save more than $6 million dollars by switching some employees' health care benefits to a "self-insured plan." City workers who are not represented by the four labor unions got word Thursday of changes.
Detroit’s lessons for industrial AmericaDetroit is in the news again, amid last week’s revelations that US auto sales dropped by 41 percent in September and Michigan’s unemployment rate hit 15.2 percent – the worst of any state in the nation. The retrenchment of the auto industry is remaking the Detroit metro area ... Philadelphia Averts Budget NightmarePhiladelphia's worst budget nightmare has been avoided. The state Senate Thursday passed a bill that raises the city's sales tax by one cent and delays pension payments, giving the city enough revenue to avoid implementing the so-called "doomsday" budget.Obama engages on healthcare with high approval, policy doubtsLess than eight months into Barack Obama’s presidency, it is far too soon to contemplate his chances at reelection. But at this early date, there seems to be one noticeable trait: dissonance between voters’ feelings about the president and feelings about his policies – or at least his party. We ... Philadelphia Plans Potential Layoffs in Doomsday BudgetPhiladelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is giving Pennsylvania lawmakers an extra week to approve a city sales tax hike and pension changes, without which the city will have to begin implementing its Doomsday budget scenario, called Plan C. |
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