By Todd Shepherd

Perhaps the most notable characteristic of the ‘Occupy’ protests in 2011 was the disorganization.

BUT FEAR NOT! Sooner or later, organization, and then later bureaucracy, come even to the disheveled masses and hoi polloi.

CLICK THIS LINK to see a recent training manual to get the 99% more…shall we say, camera ready?

Also of quick note, on page 7, it’s apparent now that unions are making their bed with the ‘Occupiers.’

Enjoy!

Complete Colorado Blog

Arthur Kane and John Ferrugia , CALL7 Investigators

DENVER -- In a time of tight budgets, teacher layoffs and increased fees, school districts are still spending money on expensive meals, teacher parties and even gift cards, a CALL7 “You Paid For It” investigation found.

CALL7 Investigators reviewed check registers and credit card databases for the major metro school districts and found thousands of dollars spent on a public relations consultant, gift cards, staff parties and meals at top restaurants. While the totals would never fix the districts' budget deficits, the spending shows that administrators are not cutting potentially wasteful at the time many schools are cutting education resources.

“There are just, definitely, abuses,” said state Rep. Tom Massey, a Poncha Springs Republican who chairs the House education committee.

Read more at The Denver Channel...

By Todd Shepherd

It’s natural to assume when a state employee gets a promotion, there’s a raise that goes along with it; greater responsibilities usually correspond with greater rewards. However, when a state employee is demoted or moved to a job with less responsibilities, a statutory rule also allows the worker to keep their previous higher rate of pay. The policy was created in state statute in 1963, and is typically referred to as “Saved Pay.”

An analysis of Saved Pay workers (obtained via the Colorado Open Records Act) by Independence Investigates found over 175 employees who have benefitted from this obscure rule over the last three years.

Read more at Independence Investigates...