This Congress could be least productive since 1947 USA Today ...These statistics make the 112th Congress, covering 2011-12, the least productive two-year gathering on Capitol Hill since the end of World War II. Not even the 80th Congress, which President Truman called the "do-nothing Congress" in 1948, passed as few laws as the current one, records show...
For Europe’s Economy, a Lost Decade Looms New York Times ...The figures suggest that Europe is already well into what could become a lost decade — a period of pernicious stagnation and wasted potential that could have lasting effects on ordinary citizens...
Fort Wayne labor leaders question tax break News-Sentinel ...Local union officials Tuesday questioned a proposed tax break for a Fort Wayne company with government ties and, they claimed, a poor track record of living up to its promises of new jobs...
State lost 6,000 private-sector jobs in July, early estimates show Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...July marks the second consecutive month of deep private-sector job losses after Wisconsin lost a revised 11,300 private-sector jobs in June, which was the deepest job losses in Wisconsin in a year...
96-year-old Woman Who Voted During Jim Crow Is Denied Photo ID Nashville Scene ...At age 96, Dorothy Cooper is the new poster child for what's wrong with the state's photo ID voter law. A retired domestic worker living in Chattanooga, she never had any trouble voting even in the Jim Crow era and missed only one election in her entire adult life...
Hostess workers to vote on final contract offer Associated Press ...The Teamsters union, which represents nearly 8,000 Hostess workers, plans to review the company's offer next week. Ballots will be mailed to members Aug. 27 and counted Sept. 14...
