Denish wants to end double-dipping

Lt. Gov. Diane Denish says she wants the state to eliminate “lucrative loopholes for double-dippers” — state employees who are rehired after retiring and receive both a state salary and a pension. Click on the headline to listen to her remarks. Continue Reading

Shared sacrifice

Everyone, from state workers to educational employees to millionaires to out-of-state corporate giants, needs to realize we’re in a genuine crisis. Sacrifice is going to be needed from everyone, but if we’re smart about how we cut, we can preserve many of the public safety, health and educational gains over the last seven years. Continue Reading