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Anyone know how much a police officer in Stamford CT makes?

In 2010 Conklin earned $274,988, including $107,688 in base salary, $57,214 in overtime and $46,394 in extra-duty pay.

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Stamford-police-dominate-li…

STAMFORD — A police officer fired by the city in 2007, but later reinstated, soared to the top of the city’s payroll list in 2010 due to a six-figure legal settlement awarding back pay and missed income opportunities.

Officer Joseph Rainone raked in $299,223 in 2010, bringing home a settlement of $158,799 that more than tripled [...]

Regulator: Fannie, Freddie writedowns too costly… need more than $100 billion in fresh taxpayer funds…

(Reuters) – The regulator for Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) told lawmakers that forcing the two mortgage firms to write down loan principal would require more than $100 billion in fresh taxpayer funds.

In a letter sent on Friday to the Republican and Democratic leaders of a U.S. House of Representatives government oversight panel, the Federal Housing Finance Agency explained why it has long opposed principal reductions for borrowers [...]

Half Moon Bay will cut staff in half under new budget (California)

Half Moon Bay will cut staff in half under new budget (California)

 

And then there were 19. Or more accurately, 19.6.

 

That is the number of staff, or “full-time equivalent” employees, that will be left on the city payroll after the Half Moon Bay City Council votes Tuesday to outsource its police and recreation services. In so doing, it will lose more than half its employees — from [...]

DISNEY settles suit after woman claimed she was fondled by Donald Duck

MAY 12–The Pennsylvania woman who alleged that she was fondled by Donald Duck during a visit to Epcot Center in Florida has settled her lawsuit against Disney, federal court records show.

April Magolon’s complaint, filed last August against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was formally dismissed today by Judge John Padova in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The judicial order came a day after lawyers for the [...]