…2016: Texas Trouble: Pensions in Dallas and Houston Dallas Police & Fire — due to concerns … pulling out cash. 25 October 2016: Texas Update: Houston and Dallas Try to Clean Their Pension Messes … transit. 4 May 2017: Catch-Up Week: Dallas and Houston Pensions – Still A-Roar The Texas … legislature passes a bill to try to fix the Houston pension situation; Dallas is still deeply … screwed. 1 June 2017: Houston and Dallas Pension Bills Signed: Now What? The …
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…as state level measures (for obvious reasons). HOUSTON PENSION OBLIGATION BOND OFFERING This one is … else explain. Hurricane Harvey May Reshape Houston’s Future As City Takes On Pension Reform … The City of Houston has bet its future on a high-profile pension … unexpected fallout from Hurricane Harvey. When Houston and Texas lawmakers forged the city’s pension … didn’t include a once-in-a-century storm. But as Houston gears up for a crucial vote on authorizing the …
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…the whole transcript.) (Are we okay?) Okay! HOUSTON: YA WIN SOME, YA LOSE SOME Houston Firefighters … mayor’s plan to cut benefits, issue bonds: Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund’s … board voted 7-2 on Monday to accept Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s proposal to reduce … Mr. Turner’s spokeswoman, in an e-mail. The Houston City Council will vote Wednesday on the proposal, … the $3.8 billion firefighters plan, $4.6 billion Houston Police Officers’ Pension System and $2.5 …
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…a busy woman. But I’m going to look at Houston first. HOUSTON MAY HAVE SOME RESOLUTION Texas … Senate passes bill overhauling Houston’s troubled pension systems Texas Senators … passed a bill Monday that aims to overhaul Houston’s troubled pension funds, but not before … bill’s author, State Sen. Joan Huffman. The Houston Republican spent months working with Houston city … bill was at least loosely based on a plan that Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner worked on with the three …
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…Pension in Crisis, Retirees Concerned COME IN HOUSTON Houston has its own issues: Experts Weigh in on … Houston Mayor’s Pension Proposal Experts organized by the … Kinder Institute for Urban Research weighed in Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s newly-unveiled pension … night panel. Lots of skepticism to say the least. Houston Firefighters Association not all in just yet with … Mayor’s Pension Reform Plan: HOUSTON, TX — The day after Houston Mayor Sylvester …
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…it! TEXAS GOVERNOR SIGNS BILLS Both Dallas and Houston have police&fire pension troubles. The … and Fire was definitely in a crisis position, and Houston was strained. They both needed approval to put … we’ll get to. Texas Governor signs Dallas, Houston pension bills Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed … the state’s two biggest cities, Dallas and Houston. The new law will increase retirement ages, hike … or the state did not act. …. The city of Houston estimated that without any type of reform, the …
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…side: Texas Trouble: Pensions in Dallas and Houston Texas Update: Houston and Dallas Try to Clean …
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…a 40-year period. Good luck with that. Reminder: HOUSTON A plan is out there… and the mayor seems to … fire, municipal, agree with the proposal. So far, Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association is not in … There was a court case around the smallest of the Houston pensions: Houston Loses Appeal in Firefighter … Pension Fight By CAMERON LANGFORD HOUSTON (CN) — Houston can’t overhaul a state-governed firefighter … towards insolvency, a Texas appeals court ruled. Houston sued the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and …
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…Dallas posts: October 2016: Texas Update: Houston and Dallas Try to Clean Their Pension Messes … 2016: Texas Trouble: Pensions in Dallas and Houston September 2014: Public Pensions and Alternative …
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Back in June, I did a podcast episode on lightning strike deaths.
STUMP – DEATH AND TAXES
Lightning Strike Deaths
MARY PAT CAMPBELL
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JUN 17
Lightning Strike Deaths
Listen now (28 min) | Lightning strike deaths have decreased by over 80%...
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I talk about BEAM (Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics), an educational non-profit currently based in NYC and LA focused on providing a program to help underserved students enter advanced study in mathematics. I have a personal connection to the founder Dan Zaharapol through Canada/USA Mathcamp, back when he was a student and I was staff. BEAM has a 10-year strategic growth plan and is also seeking people for two key roles.
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I’ve seen this paper going around recently: Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Let me drop the abstract here:
Importance There is evidence that Republican-leaning counties have had higher COVID-19 death rates than Democratic-leaning counties and similar...
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NY Times: Fighting for Anthony: The Struggle to Save Portland, Oregon/The city has long grappled with street homelessness and a shortage of housing. Now fentanyl has turned a perennial problem into a deadly crisis and a challenge to the city’s progressive identity, 29 July 2023 by Michael Corkery
In 2022,...
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I look at gatekeeping aspects in higher education and particular professions, specifically looking at my own profession, as the Society of Actuaries announces upcoming changes to the pathway to the Fellowship credential (which I have). Also, I consider research and advocacy from the Brookings Institute on restrictions in college majors. I did throw in sumo (because I always throw in sumo when I can), but also for a strong contrast to these other professions: “tournament” professions are much more brutal in “gatekeeping”.
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