Public Administration

The Latest Public-Sector Pension Scandal - Reason.com

Is Detroit's New Light Rail Line America's Greatest Boondoggle? - Reason.com

Final chance to give input on next police chief tonight

What happens to Huss? - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

National League of Cities picks Pittsburgh for 2016 event

NY city ends fire-based EMS, approves cutbacks

California couple may be charged $500 for not watering lawn, or $500 for watering it « Hot Air

Which federal agencies have gained and lost the most employees?

Bill would ease disciplining, firing of federal senior execs

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey wants National League of Cities event in Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Business Times

Commonwealth Foundation: Moody's Investors Service downgrade a wake-up call to Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Business Times

Detroit’s record bankruptcy is likely to hit investors much harder than pensioners - The Washington Post

Los Angeles Is Killing Itself - Reason.com

Peduto Makes History With Virtual Town Hall On Reddit « CBS Pittsburgh

Tale of the Tapes: IRS head confirms investigators have found backup tapes in Lerner probe | Fox News

Unhappy Cities There are persistent differences in self-reported subjective well-being across U.S. metropolitan areas, and residents of declining cities appear less happy than other Americans. Newer residents of these cities appear to be as unhappy as longer term residents, and yet some people continue to move to these areas. While the historical data on happiness are limited, the available facts suggest that cities that are now declining were also unhappy in their more prosperous past. One interpretation of these facts is that individuals do not aim to maximize self-reported well-being, or happiness, as measured in surveys, and they willingly endure less happiness in exchange for higher incomes or lower housing costs. In this view, subjective well-being is better viewed as one of many arguments of the utility function, rather than the utility function itself, and individuals make trade-offs among competing objectives, including but not limited to happiness.

Moody's downgrades Atlantic City general obligation bonds to junk status

Moody's cuts Atlantic City's GO bond rating to Ba1 from Baa2 | Reuters

Whistleblowers flood VA with lawsuits despite apology - Washington Times

TSA Employees Still Unsure About District of Columbia - Lowering the Bar

Gov. Corbett Says Health A Main Concern With Immigration « CBS Pittsburgh