‘Right to Work’ Bills Face Uncertain Future in an Election Year New York Times ...After costly, bruising political showdowns with union forces last year in Wisconsin and Ohio, Republicans in some state legislatures are facing a tugging match within their party — between passionate conservative members like Mr. Thompson, a freshman who was among hundreds of legislators swept into statehouses in 2010 who want to push forward, and a more moderate bloc not sure it is wise to take on labor so directly now...
Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords Indy Star ...In their efforts to vet applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person's social networking profiles and instead asking to log in as the user to have a look around. "It's akin to requiring someone's house keys," said Orin Kerr, a George Washington University law professor and former federal prosecutor who calls it "an egregious privacy violation."...
Behind the brewing voter ID war Washington Post ...Democrats counter that fraud is used as an excuse to suppress turnout among elderly, poor and minority voters who may have more difficulty obtaining proper ID. (Evidence of widespread fraud is scant.)...
State plans emergency appeal after judge removes Flint emergency manager, restores mayor and city council MLive ...the state plans to file the appeal as soon as it receives the ruling, made today by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who said the state violated the law when the financial review team recommended Brown's appointment because it didn't meet before the public...
Occupy Atlanta ...Under intense, bi-partisan pressure from Georgians across the state, members of the House Industrial Relations Committee decided to postpone today’s 2:00 p.m. vote on SB 469, the bill that seeks to criminalize peaceful protest and silence working families...
Teamsters Call for Independent Board Nominating Process to Address Governance Concerns and Restore Confidence IBT ...The board's inaction ensnared Sotheby's into the seemingly endless cycle of news coverage regarding the investigations of James Murdoch and News Corp. since July 2011...
