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Feds hit Houston oil pipe firm with $1m safety violation fine
January 2, 2012OSHA inspectors found 13 willful violations, with a fine of $70,000 each, including unguarded presses, no guards on machines for cutting I-beams, and pipes and no brakes on overhead cranes.
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Wisconsin’s Walker fails to squelch free speech
December 23, 2011Over 200 people gathered atWisconsin's state Capitol to defy Gov. Scott Walker's restrictions to free speech and freedom to assemble.
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Wind industry blows off worker safety
December 22, 2011The wind industry has an ongoing situation that needs to be remedied; they have fallen short on worker safety.
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Florida Gov. Scott’s budget would slash Medicaid by $1.8 billion
December 22, 2011Scott released his 2012-13 budget proposal, which would makes cuts to Medicaid, increases money to education, and gives more corporate hand outs to Florida businesses.
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Fraught with racism, unchecked power, Michigan officials question emergency mgrs.
December 22, 2011The signers said they had a particular concern the law may be "disproportionately applied to disenfranchise persons of color."
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