Fight over whether Wisconsin union law has taken effect heads to court Washington Post ...With Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s administration insisting a new law eliminating most of state workers’ collective bargaining rights had gone into effect and other state and municipal leaders disputing that, many were looking to a Tuesday court hearing for some kind of clarity...
Report: Wis. Supreme Court Race Running Close In Internal Polls Talking Points Memo ...the court race has quickly turned into a proxy political battle. Conservatives are supporting Prosser, a former Republican state Assembly Speaker, and liberals backing Kloppenburg...
Ohio set to expand school choice as record $5.2M fine imposed on charter group remains unpaid Associated Press ...A school choice group that pumped millions of dollars into helping get its candidates elected in Ohio, Wisconsin and other states has yet to pay a record $5.2 million fine...
The mind-set that survived the Triangle Shirtwaist fire (opinion) Washington Post ...A century after Triangle, greed encased in libertarianism remains a fixture of — and danger to — American life....
Michigan Becomes First State To Curtail Jobless Aid Huffington Post ...Starting in January, laid-off Michiganders will be eligible for 20 weeks of jobless aid, instead of the standard 26 weeks...
Civil Rights Group Says Rick Scott Violated The Voting Rights Act With New Restrictions On Felons Broward-Palm Beach New Times ...Rick Scott reintroduced Florida to Jim Crow-style voting laws, which essentially disenfranchise a large percentage of African Americans and just so happen to boost Scott's chances at reelection...
Stiglitz: Budget plan a 'near suicide pact' Politico ..."With a quarter of all U.S. income going to the upper 1%, and America's middle class actually facing lower incomes than a decade ago, there is only one way to raise more taxes: Tax the top,"...
