A baker’s dozen lies in the “Walker was right” viral email Russ' Filtered News ...If you have any wingnut relatives, friends or co-workers, you’ve probably received an email containing the Washington Examiner post below. The post asserts that Wisconsin’s Gov.Scott Walker’s attack on teacher’s unions have been proven correct by the wonderful results...
Kasich tours fairgrounds, talks budgets Columbus Dispatch ...When asked about local governments’ budgets, Kasich said, "Let me have their budgets…I mean, let me control their budgets. We balanced the budget in Washington while I was there, we've got the budget balanced in Ohio. Change what you're doing, think creatively..."
Ford and Chrysler's 2Q results make it harder to plead poverty at UAW talks Detroit Free Press ...Ford and Chrysler posted solid vehicle sales and operating profits again Tuesday, setting the stage for an interesting face-off with the UAW this summer over how to share the wealth in a more stable U.S. auto industry...
Daniels suggests he might support right-to-work bill Indianapolis Star-Tribune ...The last time Indiana's legislature held a hearing on the controversial right-to-work issue, Gov. Mitch Daniels not only didn't endorse it but told lawmakers that 2011 was the wrong year to deal with it. It's looking a lot like his administration sees 2012 -- his final year as governor -- as just the right year...
Small businesses lose big advocate Sun-Sentinel ...Florida's 1.9 million small businesses may have thought they had a friend in Tallahassee, but that ended in May, when Gov. Rick Scott abolished the state's Office of the Small Business Advocate. To fill the void, the governor established his own watchdog operation — one that is showing signs of loose dentures...
CEOs in Their Own Words: Don't Plan on Much Hiring Wall Street Journal ...Outside of rail and technology companies, almost none of them discussed long-term plans to significantly expand their work force...
House Dems Join Senate In Urging DOJ To Fight Voter ID Laws Talking Points Memo ..."Many of these bills only have one true purpose, the disenfranchisement of eligible voters -- especially the elderly, young voters, students, minorities, and low-income voters," they write in the letter...
