Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Today's Teamster News 04.13.11

Scott Walker heads to Hill  Politico   ...Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif)...is slated to host Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Capitol Hill Thursday for a hearing on “State and Municipal Debt: Tough Choices Ahead.”...
More Controversy Clouds Wisconsin Supreme Court Race  Wall Street Journal   ...the 80-year-old Democratic election observer who vouched for the conduct of the Waukesha County Clerk in the April 5 state Supreme Court race said she was kept in the dark and now isn't sure what happened...
Business Breaking With Kasich Over Union-Busting Bill  Talking Points Memo   ... the support of the state Chamber of Commerce, which broke with tradition and made Kasich the first gubernatorial candidate to ever get its endorsement, is fracturing...
Gov. Scott trying to sell off family stake in clinics   Palm Beach Post   ...the governor transferred his controlling interest in the clinic chain to his wife's trust shortly before he was inaugurated ... a complaint had been filed against Scott with the Florida Commission on Ethics...
Loss of education jobs will have ripple effect  Allentown Morning Call   ...If all jobs are eliminated on July 1 when school budgets take effect, that would be the single largest job cut in the Lehigh Valley since Bethlehem Steel let go 1,800 local employees...
Koch's web of influence  Center for Public Integrity   ...examination of lobbying disclosure files and federal regulatory records reveals a lobbying steamroller for the company’s interests, at times in conflict with its public pose...