Mark Niquette

Bloomberg

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State and local government reporter for Bloomberg, based in Columbus, Ohio; former politics reporter for the Columbus Dispatch

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Public workers may not be getting the retirement pay they've traditionally been guaranteed by contracts, laws and state constitutions.

Are Government Workers Facing a Broken Promise?

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President Obama's handling of the economy is falling to new lows. Today he took time out from a fundraising trip to visit a leafy, middle-class neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio.

Obama in Ohio to Rally the Base, Defend His Economic Policies

President Obama's handling of the economy is falling to new lows. Today he took time out from a fundraising trip to visit a leafy, middle-class neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio.

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