Senator Elizabeth Warren Is Outraged That AIG Is Considering Suing The US Government Business Insider ..."in 2008, the federal government poured billions of dollars into AIG to save it from bankruptcy. AIG’s reckless bets nearly crashed our entire economy. Taxpayers across this country saved AIG from ruin, and it would be outrageous for this company to turn around and sue the federal government because they think the deal wasn’t generous enough..."
Secret Goldman Team Sidesteps Volcker After Blankfein Vow Bloomberg ...Goldman Sachs has worked around regulations curbing proprietary bets at banks...
Consumer Credit 7.0% Increase Driven By Student Loans for November 2012 Economic Populist ...Student loans continue to soar...
Attorneys General in NY, CA, ID, ME, MT Take Aim at Campaign Finance Disclosure (Since the Federal Government Won’t) We Party Patriots ...(They) are going to court in order to have tax-exempt groups comply with state campaign finance disclosure laws...
Indiana reaction belies pro-right to work claims Bridge ...Android Industries, in fact, laid plans for the Indiana expansion well before it became law in February 2012. An official at the plant confirmed as much to a reporter last month. “Right to Work has nothing do with us being here...”
Wisconsin again increases spending on outside contractors in fiscal 2012 Isthmus ...the amount spent by state agencies and the University of Wisconsin System on outside contractors increased by more than 5 percent over the prior year, to a total of $515.8 million...
Group formed in anti-Walker uprising delivers Christmas to homeless children The Cap Times ...Social justice advocates, trade unionists and community-minded people who met each other during the weeks of occupation of the Capitol ... (brought) Santa Claus to about 100 children in 30 families...
UNFI Back in Mediation With Teamsters Supermarket News ...United Natural Foods Inc. was in discussions Tuesday with Teamsters Local 117 in an effort to end the strike at its warehouse here, the company said...
Local truckers provide Christmas gifts for children with Teamsters for Tots CatWalkChat ...A group of local truck drivers recently brought smiles to the faces of numerous area children Christmas morning after they assisted needy families with more than $5,000 worth of presents for youngsters who otherwise might not have received gifts this year...
