Saturday, July 23, 2011

Today's Teamster News 07.23.11

G.O.P. Governors Swing Right, Leaving Voters Behind  fivethirtyeight   ...If the states are laboratories of democracy, then the Republican Party’s research pipeline has run dry...
SB 5 makes the ballot; stage is set for battle  Columbus Dispatch   ...915,456 valid signatures of Ohio voters had been collected, far exceeding the 231,147 signatures needed to place the issue on the statewide ballot. That set a state record...
Poll finds Michigan Democrats angry with leadership, candidates  The Grand Rapids Press   ...It found high levels of anger toward Republicans, but also dissatisfaction among Democrats over their party's message, as well as mixed opinions about traditional constituencies such as organized labor...
Nixon outlines plans for 2011 Missouri special legislative session  The Missourian   ...Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said a special legislative session in September will focus on economic development and will include measures to boost technology and science sectors...
Inside News Corp.’s (Alleged) U.S. Computer-Hacking Scandal  bnet.com   ...FGI also alerted former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie (now governor of New Jersey) and former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez asking for an investigation of the hacking ... the company got no response...
Gov. Rick Scott wants his name off bad election law  St. Petersburg Times   ...Gov. Rick Scott — already sued more times than your average crooked contractor — is named in a suit contesting a new law that brings controversial changes in how we vote...