Many fights on public-sector pay are yet to come in states around the country. Taxpayers and their advocates need to be ready to counter poor studies and false claims about government pay.

Reports that undercount public-sector pension benefits, omit retiree health coverage and ignore job security do not accurately represent public-sector compensation.

Total job package for Wisconsin public employees tops that of public workers by 10% and in some cases even more.

Federal workers receive both a wage premium and a benefits premium over similar private workers. State and local workers see a wage penalty, but the penalty is usually more than made up for in higher benefits.

States of greater interest to the White House may have received preferential grades on their Race to the Top applications.

Increasing the minimum wage is not the best way to helpstruggling single mothers, minorities, and the poor.

The consistent improvement in America's energy efficiency is an untold and underappreciated long-term story.

The authors of the November 2011 Heritage Foundation report “Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers” respond to questions and concerns, in the process showing that certain critical accusations—such as undercounting teachers’ work hours or overestimating retirement benefits—are simply false.