Big Repairs Still Needed To Fix the American Jobs Picture Gregor.us ...The US in the previous decade shouldered nearly five full time jobs for every part time job. But that ratio changed, rather dramatically, after 2008 and has not really recovered...
Are Apple And Amazon Destroying The Job Market? Business Insider ...More than anything else, the comparatively poor jobs report strongly indicates something is going on with retail stores. Is everybody becoming Amazon's showroom?"...
'War on drugs' has failed, say Latin American leaders The Guardian ...A historic meeting of Latin America's leaders, to be attended by Barack Obama, will hear serving heads of state admit that the war on drugs has been a failure and that alternatives to prohibition must now be found...
Taxpayers pay for challenges to new laws Orlando Sentinel ...In 2011, the Florida Legislature ... passed a string of controversial bills, including a rewrite of the state's elections law, privatization of more than two dozen prisons and a revamp of public employees' pensions. ... four court challenges were filed by groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the unions representing prison guards ... The cost to Florida taxpayers so far: $728,840...
Republicans plan big-ticket event for Pfister Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...Wisconsin’s most prominent Republicans — Gov. Scott Walker, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and Priebus — will host a big-ticket fundraiser at 7 p.m. April 23 at the Pfister Hotel. The trio of GOP stars is asking donors to give as much as $61,600 per couple to attend the event. Those kicking in that sum receive two tickets to a private roundtable discussion, photo op and dinner. They also become members of the Republican Party’s Regents Program, which promises access to key GOP policy-makers and strategists, entry to an exclusive annual retreat and VIP seating at this year’s Republican National Convention...
Don't Just Pressure ALEC's Corporate Sponsors, Name and Shame ALEC Legislators The Nation ...Pressured by a coalition of civil rights, clean government and religious groups to quit their memberships in the American Legislative Exchange Council, multinational corporations are indeed exiting ALEC. Now, it's time to demand that the 2,000 legislators who have joined ALEC do the same...
Trucking sheds 1,900 jobs in March Overdrive Magazine ...After hiring about 20,000 new payroll employees in the past three months, trucking companies cut 1,900 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, according to the latest numbers released Friday, April 6, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
