U.S. Foods strike spreads to Twin Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal ...Labor strife that flared between the Teamsters Union and a U.S. Foods plant in Illinois last weekend has spread to other cities, including Minnesota...
National right wing groups pouring huge money into Ohio in final stretch Washington Post ...National conservative groups view the showdown over Issue 2 — a referendum on Governor John Kasich’s law rolling back bargaining rights — as the central front in their drive to break labor’s back in the middle of the industrial heartland...
Does Gov. Rick Scott really not know we're called Tampa Bay? WTSP ...It is the quote heard round the Bay. Florida Governor Rick Scott is asked about the St. Petersburg Times changing its name to the Tampa Bay Times. His reaction: "That's interesting. ... Does the region call itself the Tampa Bay region?"...
Dan Carpenter: No free lunch for their side (opinion) Indianapolis Star ...the 2012 session of the Indiana General Assembly will rumble with the resumption of last year's battle over the so-called right to work. And we don't mean restoration of that right to the 10 percent or so of us who are officially unemployed...
Iowa Senate election could alter party control DesMoines Register ...Republicans view the 26-24 Democratic control of the Senate as a last barrier holding them back from marching ahead on issues from tax cuts to a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage...
Romney Campaign Memo: The Koch Brothers Are The ‘Financial Engine Of The Tea Party’ ThinkProgress ...not only did Koch endorse Romney in 2008, but one of Romney’s first major campaign fundraisers for the 2012 cycle was hosted at Koch’s mansion in the Hamptons last year...
