Pablum. Dr. Derek kirk. January meeting for a view expressed resistance to the mayors directive to cut your budget by 3 over two years. It is troubling that your funding depends on the good graces of the same city hall folks that youre supposed to monitor. That inhibits your independence. If you like to sharply into city corruption your funds can be choked off because your budget is your leash. There is enough control just by having your appointments made by elected city officials. Compare your funding to that of the controllers City Services auditor program. It also was placed on the ballot and approved by the board and the voters, but its funding is a guarantee 0. 2 of the total city budget. That makes it fiscally independent from city hall. Since you are the cities ethics auditor, why is in your budget sat like this City Services auditors . So, consider a Charter Amendment to liberate the Ethics Commission. Ask for an automatic fraction of the citys total budget instead of having to
Labor department shows that the number of americans filing applications for Unemployment Benefits unexpectedly declined last week to levels not seen since november of 1973. So thats a more than 42year low. Add to that a jobless rate at an eightyear low. More people looking for work, a healthy outlook from economists, and most say the labor market is in good shape. But despite the solid numbers, theres still a lot of angst among american workers. This campaign is sending a message to Corporate America you cannot have it all reporter you hear it almost every day on the campaign trail. Is anybody working up here . We got to change this. Its terrible. Reporter you can see it and hear it if the streets. What do we want . Reporter protests, calls to raise the minimum wage, improve health benefits, or today in washington, d. C. , it was about protecting pension benefits for retirees. All that frustration, though, would seem to belie our economic data. Last weeks initial claims for state Unemp
Labor department shows that the number of americans filing applications for Unemployment Benefits unexpectedly declined last week to levels not seen since november of 1973. So thats a more than 42year low. Add to that a jobless rate at an eightyear low. More people looking for work, a healthy outlook from economists, and most say the labor market is in good shape. But despite the solid numbers, theres still a lot of angst among american workers. This campaign is sending a message to Corporate America you cannot have it all reporter you hear it almost every day on the campaign trail. Is anybody working up here . We got to change this. Its terrible. Reporter you can see it and hear it if the streets. What do we want . Reporter protests, calls to raise the minimum wage, improve health benefits, or today in washington, d. C. , it was about protecting pension benefits for retirees. All that frustration, though, would seem to belie our economic data. Last weeks initial claims for state Unemp
Yes, good evening commissioners and director pablum. Dr. Derek kirk. January meeting for a view expressed resistance to the mayors directive to cut your budget by 3 over two years. It is troubling that your funding depends on the good graces of the same city hall folks that youre supposed to monitor. That inhibits your independence. If you like to sharply into city corruption your funds can be choked off because your budget is your leash. There is enough control just by having your appointments made by elected city officials. Compare your funding to that of the controllers City Services auditor program. It also was placed on the ballot and approved by the board and the voters, but its funding is a guarantee 0. 2 of the total city budget. That makes it fiscally independent from city hall. Since you are the cities ethics auditor, why is in your budget sat like this City Services auditors . So, consider a Charter Amendment to liberate the Ethics Commission. Ask for an automatic fraction o
Labor department shows that the number of americans filing applications for Unemployment Benefits unexpectedly declined last week to levels not seen since november of 1973. So thats a more than 42year low. Add to that a jobless rate at an eightyear low. More people looking for work, a healthy outlook from economists, and most say the labor market is in good shape. But despite the solid numbers, theres still a lot of angst among american workers. This campaign is sending a message to Corporate America you cannot have it all reporter you hear it almost every day on the campaign trail. Is anybody working up here . We got to change this. Its terrible. Reporter you can see it and hear it if the streets. What do we want . Reporter protests, calls to raise the minimum wage, improve health benefits, or today in washington, d. C. , it was about protecting pension benefits for retirees. All that frustration, though, would seem to belie our economic data. Last weeks initial claims for state Unemp