Scott Stymied on Outsourcing as Florida Prison Health Plan Snags Bloomberg ...Florida’s plan to outsource health care in the third-largest U.S. prison system to save $30 million has stalled, hindering efforts by Governor Rick Scott and lawmakers to hire private operators for state services...
Walker's fundraiser to restore mansion raises some eyebrows Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...One recipient of an invitation was put off by the talk of designer handbags and croquet matches during this time of austere budgets and program cuts...
Kasich says he’ll raise taxes on business if Issue 2 fails Plunderbund ...Kasich also warned yesterday that if Senate Bill 5 were repealed “don’t be surprised if you see an increase in the (commercial-activities) tax to bail out a pension system...”
Committee Considers Cutting Union Deals For Public Projects Indiana Public Media ...the legislature is weighing whether to prohibit PLAs entirely from public projects...
Maine Labor Mural Gets Rebirth at Maryland Arts Center AFL-CIO ...the Maine AFL-CIO and artist Judy Taylor arranged for a reproduction of the mural to be displayed at Rockville, Md.’s nonprofit arts center, VisArts...
Hoffa Says All Americans Need To Come Together To Solve The Jobs Crisis IBT ...Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today applauded President Obama for presenting a jobs program with specific goals and a realistic means of achieving them...
