MuniLand

WPRI reports on Providence retirees voting on pension reform. The fiscally challenged city, like many across America, is trying to reduce expenses, including pensions and retiree benefits. Providence has been making good progress.

Good Links

Public CIO: Federal crowdsourcing may solve problems fast

MSRB: Report on municipal variable-rate securities

NYT: New Jersey’s halfway-house prison complexes

Bond Buyer: Scranton’s charged atmosphere stymies attempts to stay solvent

Bloomberg: Public-sector workers digging in to save pensions under assault

@Twitter Talk

$2.4 trillion or 16.4% of US GDP “@USATODAY: State and local spending is at lowest level in three decades usat.ly/MwmaiU #muniland

— Cate Long (@cate_long) June 20, 2012

Gambling is expanding in NY, MD, PA, DE. State of New Jersey believes moving into internet gambling is the answer #munishttp://bit.ly/LZKDA9 — Debtwire Municipals (@Debtwire_Munis) June 19, 2012

@cate_long @matterhornbob Is this a problem ?Chicago’s top 25 employers are 47% government jobs (Crain’s 2010 data) twitter.com/mckpartners/st…

— Michael McKenzie (@mckpartners) June 19, 2012

Scranton competes with Hbg—- City financial flap attracts unflattering national publicity – News – The Times-Tribune: bit.ly/MfbRS9 — Bill Cluck (@hbgbill) June 20, 2012