Wisconsin's Walker concedes mistakes, defends policies Reuters ..."The mistake I made early on is, I looked at it almost like the head of a small business: identify a problem, identify a solution and go out and do it," Walker told Reuters...
Count on SB5 being on ballot Columbus Dispatch ...It's (not quite) official: Ohioans will have the chance to vote yes or no on the controversial public employee collective-bargaining bill known as Senate Bill 5...
Anger lingers over Minnesota shutdown Associated Press ...The abrupt agreement on a budget deal to end Minnesota’s government shutdown, in which Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton dropped his call for new taxes and Republicans agreed to spend more than they wanted, has some people wondering why it had to happen at all...
Gov. Chris Christie's pension and a health care reform a gift to liberals NJ.com ...Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts are so harsh toward vulnerable people, you wonder what he could do for an encore...
Fight over labor mural removal by Gov. LePage not over yet Bangor Daily News ...Judge Woodcock is expected to rule on the motion for summary judgment later this summer...
We're Spent New York Times ...The notion that the United States needs to begin moving away from its consumer economy — toward more of an investment and production economy, with rising exports, expanding factories and more good-paying service jobs — has become so commonplace that it’s practically a cliché. It’s also true....