Treasury: We won’t mint a platinum coin to sidestep the debt ceiling Washington Post ...“Neither the Treasury Department nor the Federal Reserve believes that the law can or should be used to facilitate the production of platinum coins for the purpose of avoiding an increase in the debt limit...”
‘Right to work’ laws are poor strategy for long-term growth Standard-Examiner ...Given the evidence of monopoly power, RTW laws turn states into accomplices in tilting the balance of collective bargaining power in favor of businesses, a policy contrary to free market principles...
Don’t be fooled by Apple’s PR: Workers strike against sweatshop conditions Economic Policy Institute ...the strike resulted from the sweatshop working conditions at the plant, poor pay, lack of union representation, health and safety violations, and general lack of respect for the workers...
House Leadership's Anti-Worker Proposal Comes Straight from ALEC Corporate Bill Mill Progress Missouri ...This legislation is often called a 'right to work' proposal, a misleading label that masks the true intention of the bill: to silence middle class voices on behalf of radical billionaire CEOs...
'Buy America' legislation introduced in Ky. KFVS ... the bill would require public works projects funded with taxpayer dollars to use American made iron, steel and manufactured goods when they are available...
Satanists To Rally in Favor of Rick Scott Miami New Times ...members of the Florida-based Satanic Temple will gather on the steps of the Governor's office on January 25 to rally in favor of Florida Governor Rick Scott...
With Walker, the people always the last to know (opinion) The Cap Times ...This governor has a habit of revealing the details of his agenda first to those who can benefit him most politically — either with support on the national political circuit, where he spends so much of his time, or with the campaign contributions he so craves...
