Broken deals, bitter words and a state shuts down Minneapolis Star-Tribune ...Talks imploded Thursday between DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders in the final hours before a midnight deadline, and Minnesota began a historic government shutdown...
Group pushes for Michigan right-to-work proposal Associated Press ...A group is forming to try and advance right-to-work legislation in Michigan, a state with deep union roots...
Lawsuit, Teacher Layoffs Follow Wisconsin Budget Signing Huffington Post ...Just days after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed the state's budget with massive cuts to education funding, Wisconsin's teachers are on the chopping block and making their way to court...
Gov. Kasich signs 'new day' budget for Ohio Columbus Dispatch ...The budget, which did not receive a single Democratic vote..., includes major changes and cuts to Ohio's schools, local governments, nursing homes, prisons, and development departments...
Governor to try again to exclude some state workers from unions Galesburg.com ...Nearly 2,000 state employees could be ejected from unions representing them and another 1,700 would be prevented from joining collective bargaining units under a bill that could be called in the Illinois Senate next week...
Unions file lawsuit over pension plan Concord Monitor ...a coalition of the state's biggest unions filed a lawsuit yesterday contesting the constitutionality of an increase in employee contributions to the state's retirement system...
