Public Workers
Illinois Gov. stops extending AFSCME pact as bargaining continues
December 6, 2012Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly are proving that sometimes, unionized workers for state and local governments can't trust the Democrats, either.
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Ohio city OKs raise for manager, city workers get shafted
November 29, 2012The City Council passed a resolution calling on the state to take action against public workers' contracts "so local governments can control their own finances."
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Calif. ballot measure would fund public education
October 19, 2012In a scenario possible only under California's bizarre budgeting process, the state's general services budget is now in the hands of a ballot measure to temporarily tax high personal incomes to fund education.
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What’s the matter with white people?
October 12, 2012Building on its stereotype of African-Americans from 30 years ago, the Republican Party has made "cops, firefighters, nurses and teachers into its new 'welfare queens.'"
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Going behind the rhetoric on public employee pensions
October 11, 2012Wow. Last week there was yet another out-of-state special interest group trying to tell New Hampshire how to run OUR government.
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