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Bid to toughen Louisiana teacher retirement rules sparks debate
Opponents say it will reduce teacher pensions, but supporters say Louisiana can t afford the hefty retirement costs.
Will Sentell
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
BATON ROUGE A longshot bid to raise the age for teachers and others to qualify for full retirement benefits from 62 years to 67 has sparked intense opposition from teachers, superintendents and leaders of the state retirement systems.
State Sen. Barrow Peacock, R-Shreveport and sponsor of the bill, emphasized the change would only apply to future teachers and make Louisiana s retirement systems healthier. I am not taking anybody s retirement away from them, Peacock said. I want to make the retirement systems stronger and healthier.
The jobs are here. Where are the workers? The Week Staff
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A surprising labor shortage represents the next economic conundrum, said Peter Coy at
Bloomberg Businessweek. At last tally, 6 percent of the population, or 9.7 million Americans, were unemployed and actively looking for work. But many businesses say they are finding hiring extraordinarily hard. The National Federation of Independent Businesses reported earlier this month that 42 percent of small businesses surveyed said they had jobs they couldn t fill, compared with an average of 22 percent since 1974. Fear of contracting COVID is clearly part of the problem. But there is also concern that workers have lost the desire to hustle. Instead of returning to their pre-COVID jobs, some workers are telling employers they re better off unemployed.
23 Apr 2021
The Michigan Board of Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 Thursday on certifying petitions from Unlock Michigan that would force a vote on repealing a 1945 law used by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) to lock down the state.
Two Democrats refused to certify the petitions, despite them being approved by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a fellow Democrat. Benson’s office determined Unlock Michigan had submitted 100,000 more signatures than necessary.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel concluded her investigation into an Unlock Michigan training session without charges. Two Democrat operatives secretly recorded an alleged trainer offering activists questionable advice.
Nessel found no evidence Unlock Michigan leaders encouraged or tolerated any misconduct by petition circulators.