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Mitt Romney layoff victim speaks out

January 3, 2012 By John Wojcik

"I really feel he didn't care about the workers. It was all about profit before people," said Randy Johnson who worked in Marion, Indiana at American Pad and Paper Co. in the 1990's.

Florida Gov. Scott’s budget would slash Medicaid by $1.8 billion

December 22, 2011 By Joshua Leclair

Scott 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.

Fraught with racism, unchecked power, Michigan officials question emergency mgrs.

December 22, 2011 By John Rummel

The signers said they had a particular concern the law may be "disproportionately applied to disenfranchise persons of color."

Corporations pay zero state taxes

December 20, 2011 By Juan Lopez

While state budgets, jobs and social programs are taking the worst hits since the Great Depression, the nation's largest corporations are paying little or no state taxes.

GOP sets oil pipeline as condition for payroll tax cut for workers

December 16, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Republicans are holding payroll tax cuts hostage to their scheme to approve an environmentally devastating oil pipeline extension.