Wis. gov. floats union compromise, but no deal yet
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 9th, 2011 5:36 am by HL
Wis. gov. floats union compromise, but no deal yet
MADISON, Wis. — Two of the 14 Senate Democrats who fled Wisconsin to block a vote on stripping most bargaining rights for public workers say Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed compromise isn’t enough to bring them back to the Capitol, although they’ll keep talking.
In Utah, Sen. Hatch courts tea partyers one by one in quest for survival
LOGAN, UTAH – Here’s how you run for reelection if you’re a powerful Republican senator from a state where powerful Republican activists want somebody new:
Wisconsin protests: Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic state senators continue standoff
Protests in Wisconsin continue as Democratic legislators remain in exile to avoid voting on Governor Scott Walker’s proposed changes to union laws. An end to the impasse does not appear imminent:
Lights and sirens, badges and guns for the TARP cops
Police forces around the country are scrambling to make do in these tough economic times. Nearly half the force in Camden, N.J. – not exactly known as a crime-free town – has been laid off. The bicycle unit is gone, and the canine unit lost two of its three dogs. The number of patrol cars has bee…
More than half of California children Latino, census shows
More than half the children in California are Latinos, according to new census statistics that show the nation’s most populous state rapidly approaching the day when Hispanics overtake whites as the largest minority.
