Indiana right-to-work bill heading for final vote ABC News ...An Indiana Senate committee has passed a right-to-work bill, and Governor Mitch Daniels says he is ready to sign the bill once it clears the full senate. The bill is expected to clear the senate on Wednesday...
Senate expected to begin floor debate on South Florida prison privatization plan Associated Press ...Debate on the bill (CS/CS/SB 2038) is set for Tuesday and a vote is expected Wednesday...
Bills to change workers' rights high on state Senate's agenda St. Louis Beacon ...Greater St. Louis Labor Council president Bob Soutier ...(said) the debate in the Missouri General Assembly over worker-related legislation is part of a national agenda orchestrated by big business...
Second Year In, Republican Governors Moderate Tone New York Times ...more laws that aim to curb the power of unions are being pursued in a number of states this year...
Hoeven-Lugar-Vitter, Bipartisan Group of Senators to Introduce Legislation to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline U.S. Sen. John Hoeven ...U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), David Vitter (R-La.) and a total of 44 senators today announced that they will introduce legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project under Congress’s authority enumerated in the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8...
US economy stumbles Macrobusiness ...consumer spending has stalled as consumers return to tucking away this income boost as savings...
Hostess asks judge to slash union obligations Associated Press ...The Teamsters union issued a swift rebuke on Thursday, saying Hostess was trying to "bully" its way out of obligations to its employees...
