Lawsuit Filed To Stop Implementation Of Union Law
A judge was considering Friday whether to block enactment of a law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from the vast majority of Wisconsin's public workers.
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A judge was considering Friday whether to block enactment of a law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from the vast majority of Wisconsin's public workers.
Public employee unions have accused state officials of restricting access to the Wisconsin Capitol building despite a court order opening it to the public.
I knew last night's Good Question would generate some reaction, as we looked at whether American attitudes towards Muslims were fair.
When Rep. Peter King of New York called a hearing called "Radicalization in the American Muslim Community," it brought into focus the dramatic and polarized emotions many Americans have towards Muslims.
Emotions were high during Congressional hearings on terrorism. Members from several Muslim and Somali American groups gathered to watch the hearings.
Minnesota House Republicans are proposing a two-year budget that is leaner than their Senate GOP counterparts and spends far less than Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has recommended.
Wisconsin lawmakers voted Thursday to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers, ending a heated standoff over labor rights and delivering a key victory to Republicans who have targeted unions in efforts to slash government spending nationwide.
Protesters outside the Wisconsin Assembly are thanking Democrats as they emerge from the chamber after passage of an explosive bill taking away public workers' collective bargaining rights.
The Minnesota Senate has voted to increase the legal consequences for people who harm or kill police and other public safety dogs.
Larry Shellito has been confirmed by Minnesota's Senate as state Veterans Affairs commissioner.
A congressional panel investigating homegrown terrorism in America displayed sharp divisions Thursday over how to frame the discussion, reflecting a country still struggling with how best to combat terrorism nearly a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party says donations are flooding in following the abrupt passage of a bill taking away most collective bargaining rights from public workers.
A Minnesota legislator who is pushing a bill to slim the state work force has another proposal to get rid of many cabinet-level departments all together.
Thousands of protesters pushed past security, climbed through windows and flooded the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday night after Senate Republicans pushed through a plan to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights.
The Wisconsin Senate succeeded in voting Wednesday to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers, after Republicans discovered a way to bypass the chamber's missing Democrats and approve an explosive proposal that has rocked the state and unions nationwide.
