by rondelord | Aug 22, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
DALLAS – The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System helps support our first responders in their retirement. It has come under intense scrutiny over millions of dollars in questionable investments, and now sources tell News 8 the FBI has made contact with certain...
by rondelord | Jan 20, 2015 | Fire, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
DALLAS — A program that lets Dallas police officers and firefighters stay on the job and grow a tidy retirement nest egg has put the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System on the road to financial disaster. The pension fund has lost $325 million on its deferred...
by rondelord | May 29, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
For years, it’s been almost heresy for political leaders to suggest cuts to public safety budgets. But that’s just what Mayor Mike Rawlings did Wednesday during a Dallas City Council budget briefing. “I’m probably touching the third rail, but I don’t care....