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	<title>BuckeyeBlog &#187; Public Integrity</title>
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	<description>Up To The Minute Analysis Of Ohio Public Policy</description>
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		<title>Protection at a High Cost</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/20/protection-at-a-high-cost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountable Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Division of Police is the biggest personnel cost for the City of Columbus.  It represents over 31% of total personnel costs in 2008, totaling over $166 million.
The Division of Police employed over 2,300 people last year.  More than 950 of those employees earned more than $75,000 in 2008; that is more than 40% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Bucks for Extra Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extra hours means lots of extra money for the City of Columbus.  In 2008, total overtime pay for City Columbus employees was over $28 million.
Over 150 city employees made more than $25,000 in overtime alone last year.  That overtime payment alone is more than 65% of the median household earned in Columbus.  Those same employees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Dogs of the City</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/20/top-dogs-of-the-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, who are the biggest earners working for the City of Columbus?  Employees protecting the public come out on top.  Eight of the top ten salaries belong to people working in the Department of Public Safety.
Police Chief James Garfield Jackson holds the top spot earning more than $200,000 a year.  Almost a quarter of that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Money, More Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/20/more-money-more-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Columbus seems to have found itself in a tough spot; an $80 million budget hole on one side and citizens needs on another.  The solution, according to city leaders, is to raise the income tax.
According to the Economic Research Service the median household income in Ohio is $46,645.  In Columbus it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Modernization Act of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/05/20/food-modernization-act-of-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 22:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stowers case in Lorain, Ohio has raised concerns and worries for gardeners throughout the country. Why? One of the reasons involves &#8220;The Food Modernization Act of 2009.&#8221;:

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		<title>Behind the Scenes: Fischer Homes Story</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/05/05/behind-the-scenes-fischer-homes-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buckeye Voices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immigration may not be the hottest topic right now; but, that doesn&#8217;t mean it has taken a back seat.  For three years Henry Fischer and his company Fischer Homes found themselves caught right in the middle of a highly publicized federal immigration case.  The Federal Government was accusing Fischer Homes of knowingly hiring subcontractors that [...]]]></description>
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