Appeals court rules in favor of Right to Life Associated Press ...A federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Wisconsin cannot enforce a $10,000 limit on donations received by independent political action committees...
Ohio GOP Forgets Its Zero Tolerance Pledge After Three Members Get In Trouble With The Law Think Progress ... DeWine, Kasich, and other Republican leaders have not attempted to enforce that zero tolerance policy when it comes to the three members who have had legal problems this year...
Detroit teachers union to fight cuts in potential test for Michigan's new emergency manager law Mlive.com ...The Detroit Federation of Teachers is preparing to fight a 10 percent wage cut imposed by state-appointed emergency manager Roy Roberts, setting up a potential test case for Michigan's newly-strengthened law...
Another bond rating agency takes dim view of state's budget solutions Minneapolis Star-Tribune ...On the heels of a "kick the can down the road" budget solution, Moody’s Investor Service placed Minnesota on a negative outlook for its bond rating...
Unions Joining Forces To Counter Christie Wall Street Journal ...In an unusual show of collaboration, New Jersey's public worker unions plan to join together to try to upend Gov. Chris Christie's signature accomplishment this year: cuts to their pensions and health-care benefits...
Region's jobless rate rises Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ...a confluence of factors -- including a rising number of jobs paired with an increase in the number of people interested in working -- may have pulled up the unemployment rate in the seven counties that make up the Pittsburgh metropolitan statistical area...
