Walker’s Special Session for Private Companies The Progressive ...“It is an abuse of power to talk about job creation and bipartisanship as a cover for advancing a partisan agenda that rewards Republican donors and special interests at the expense of Wisconsin’s working, middle-class families,” said Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's job approval numbers, support for SB5 still lagging but improving Cleveland Plain Dealer ...Ohio Gov. John Kasich's job approval number has hit 40 percent, his highest mark since he took office in January, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll...
LePage Gives New Reason for Removing Labor Mural WABI ,,,LePage told him he ordered the mural removed because the money the state spent on it came from a fund meant to provide benefits to the unemployed. Previously he said he had the mural removed to show that Maine treats employees and employers equally...
Florida Gov. Rick Scott changes arithmetic on jobs pledge Sun-Sentinel ...Gov. Rick Scott said this week that Florida is making progress attracting new business but changed his arithmetic on how many jobs the state must create to meet his No. 1 campaign pledge...
Little saved from lower debit fees Politico ...In a continuing big bank versus consumer battle, the lower fees that banks begin charging Saturday for debit card swipes might not in the end generate that much savings...
More Americans Are Doubling-Up Wall Street Journal ...More people are living with family amid high unemployment rates and a slow economy, but while the phenomenon is keeping the poverty rate lower, it has wider negative economic consequences...Fewer households means fewer consumers for businesses desperate for demand...
