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Homework for School Board Candidates

As I've mentioned in a previous post, the cost of government, especially due to the unionization of government employees, is one of the hottest issues of the day. Not surprisingly, it has become a partisan political issue. However, as the public looks at the costs, more and more pressure will be put on elected officials to deal with pay and benefits that exceed those in the private sector and are difficult for taxpayers to sustain. The era of accountability in government is upon us.

In that v...

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Wanted: School Board Candidates

Public employee unions are a hot issue around the country. As local and state governments and school districts struggle to balance their budgets and meet basic needs of their residents, the costs of wages and benefits for unionized public employees are raised more frequently. It might even be an issue in Fort Collins this fall during School Board elections.

Unionization of government workers has been a huge focus of organized labor, to the point that in 2009, for the first time in our nation...

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