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Ergonomics not on the list of five new safety rules

January 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will roll out five new rules this year designed to protect workers on the job - but a rule to curb ergonomic injuries will not be one of them.

House Republicans charge ahead with agenda

January 11, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

House Speaker, John Boehner, Ohio Republican, bowed to public outrage at the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, postponing for a week a vote to repeal the health care reform act she had voted for....

Murkowski returns: what it means for Alaska

January 7, 2011 By Stephen Cubas

Now that the far-right Joe Miller is out of the picture in Alaskan politics, the left has to pull together to push legislation toward supporting policies that stop the GOP agenda.

Coalition urges filibuster reforms in new Senate session

January 5, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

A coalition of progressive organizations, Fix the Senate Now, is calling for filibuster reform.

Food safety at risk with Republican slashes

January 4, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Republican plans to cut taxes for the rich and social spending for working families may threaten food safety, say supporters of a law passed in the lame duck session of Congress and signed into law this...