Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Today's Teamster News 07.26.11

Hopper Coached Cass on Scoring State Job  EyeonWisconsin.com   ...(state Sen. Randy) Hopper's coaching of girlfriend Valerie Cass certainly didn't hurt as she was eventually hired by the Walker administration on February 7th...
Ohio's unemployment rate rises for the first time under Gov. John Kasich  Cleveland Plain Dealer   ...The Ohio unemployment rate rose in June for the first time in 22 months, and for the first time under Gov. John Kasich, who has made job development the focus of his administration...
State Workers Rally Outside Governor's Office in Detroit  WILX.com   ...About one thousand state workers from five different unions took to the sidewalk outside Governor Snyder's Detroit office Monday afternoon, hoping to get their point across...
Charters get $55 million for upkeep, other schools get zero  Orlando Sentinel   ...Traditional public schools in Florida will get no money from the state this year for additions or needed repairs to thousands of aging buildings, but charter schools will score big...
Maine Democrats Skeptical of GOP Voter Fraud Allegations  Maine Public Broadcasting Network   ...The development comes amid a people's veto effort to overturn a recently-passed law no longer allowing Maine voters to register on Election Day...
NJ Gov Chris Christie's record on senior citizens: Less aid, not more  NJ.com   ...It’s gotten only harder for people on fixed incomes to stay in their own homes, thanks to cuts Christie made to property tax relief programs for seniors and people with disabilities...
California job market is rebounding, but unevenly  Los Angeles Times   ...Job growth is concentrated in affluent areas such as Silicon Valley and in high-paying fields such as professional services. Blue-collar trades such as construction and trucking continued to shed workers...