(AP) Budget dilemma looms for Illinois DemocratsBy CHRISTOPHER WILLSAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill.Facing one of the nation’s worst budget crises, the Democrats who run Illinois insist they’re serious about overhauling the state’s expensive health programs and employee pensions. Gov. Pat Quinn underscored
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in Wisconsin stumping for Gov. Scott Walker, who faces a recall election next month for his decision to eliminate most collective-bargaining rights for public employee unions.
Occupy’s May Day activities caused nightmare backups in Los Angeles after labor unions shut down several entrances at LAX international airport. Congresswoman Janice Hahn (CA-36) and LA City Councilman Bill Rosendahl used the economically damaging opportunity to pander to the
Well, Occupy’s big May Day demonstration has come and gone. How did they do? Here’s my take; please add your own in comments. Attendance : D+For an event literally months in the making, the crowd turnout was weak coast to
A lot has been made about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who, with nearly $5 million on hand, has a 10:1 cash advantage on either of his would-be opponents in the June 5 recall. But it’s not as if his opponents
MADISON – The demonstrations and chaos that followed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s introduction of budget reforms – later known as Act 10 – were a preview of what was to come from the orchestrated Occupy Wall Street protests. The protests in Madison had many of the same elements,
Today’s nationwide May Day activities wreaked havoc for residents and travelers in the Los Angeles area after a labor-led protest snarled traffic and shut down all but two entrances to the LAX international airport. Video of the day’s protests can
Last Friday night, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held their 54th Annual Eugene V. Debs–Norman Thomas–Michael Harrington Award Dinner at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza in Chicago. You of course might not expect anything too fancy from a group
Protesters gathered at the Larkspur Ferry terminal Tuesday morning as Golden Gate Ferry Service was shut down as expected over a ferry workers’ strike coinciding with May Day and Occupy-related demonstrations. Meanwhile, transit workers announced a new strike for May
(AP) Wisconsin governor raises $13 million in recallBy TODD RICHMONDAssociated PressMADISON, Wis.Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has raised more than $13 million in three months for a recall election, a jaw-dropping feat that easily shattered the fundraising record he set last
NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) —Occupy movement marches, strikes and other acts of civil disobedience would “disrupt the status quo” of about 135 U.S. cities Tuesday, movement organizers said. Key cities targeted for the “general strike,” or “a day without
The unions may have bailed on the plan to occupy the Golden Gate Bridge, but the Black Bloc faction of Occupy got an early start as chaos erupted (including Molotov cocktails and chants of “f**k the police”) during a direct
An attempt by Republican lawmakers to make the University of Michigan cease support for a liberal interest group is creating a nationwide response from university professors. The Restaurant Opportunities Center, which one lobbyist describes as “the ACORN of the restaurant
This is it; the eve of the day that the Occupy movement has been prepping for since last winter. Occupy wants to use May Day to get their mojo back. As New York magazine’s headline sums it up: Occupy Wall Street
Louisiana lawmakers are set to take up “payroll protection” bills that would prohibit public school officials from automatically deducting worker dues for political purposes. The proposals figure into a larger national movement built around state initiatives that would prevent taxpayer
Cause of Action, a nonpartisan group that seeks more transparency in government,recently discovered e-mails through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that show linkages between top National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) executives and ACORN,the liberal community organizing group Andrew Breitbart
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Is teacher tenure a “human right”? That’s what the head of the Nevada State Education Association seemed to suggest in a television interview last weekend. Appearing on a local news show, NSEA President Lynn Warne said the Silver State’s new education reforms
According to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, “journalists should be as transparent as possible about sources and methods so audiences can make their own assessment of the information. Even in a world of expanding voices, accuracy
Fresh off the heels of a wildly successful rough cut screening of their latest film at BlogCon this past weekend, Writer/Director Stephen K. Bannon and Executive Producer David N. Bossie will appear exclusively on Hannity tonight on Fox News at
Last night Liz Butler and Joy Cushman of MoveOn.org hosted a “National Major Actions” conference call to discuss with fellow left-wing activists a slough of direct actions in the coming months. Among those plans are a series of continuous disruptions
RACINE, Wis. – Former Racine Unified school district board member Brian Deyhas had his fair share of run-ins with the district’s teachers union. He proposed Act 10-style cuts when he served on the board between 2005 and 2008. More recently, he pressed school officials
This weekend, NPR aimed its taxpayer-subsidized guns at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a relatively unknown membership association of state legislators. ALEC, a non-profit 501 (c)3 founded in the 1970s, gives the left heart palpitations by promoting general conservative
LANSING, Mich. — The nation’s teacher unions have been warning Americans that education reform is really a war against the middle class. The unions say powerful corporations are behind the movement to hold public schools accountable for how much students
Under the guise of granting higher wages and healthcare benefits to daycare providers and personal care attendants, Connecticut’s Democratic-led state House has passed a bill that will force these workers to collectively bargain with the state. However, the director of the Connecticut
An Indiana union has filed a lawsuit against Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels claiming that Indiana’s right-to-work law is akin to slavery, in violation of theThirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Seriously. The union, The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150,
