Unions applaud Senate vote for middle class tax cut
In a party-line vote of 51-48, the Senate yesterday passed a middle-class tax cut, keeping present tax reductions for individuals.
GOP shoots down another jobs bill
Once again, a planned Senate Republican filibuster brought down a jobs bill, the Bring Jobs Home Act.
Ship products not jobs, say Detroiters
The still active Detroit Port on the Detroit River is where union members and city residents rallied yesterday.
During outbreak, Florida shuts only TB facility
One could be forgiven for thinking that shuttering state's only tuberculosis center during the worst outbreak in 20 years isn't a particularly good idea.
Stockton becomes largest bankrupt city in U.S.
The June 28 filing came after months of talks with creditors failed to resolve a $26 million gap in the city's budget for the coming fiscal year.
More big cuts in Calif. budget
After months of negotiation, California Governor Jerry Brown June 27 signed overall legislation for a general fund totaling $95.1 billion.
Michigan 'protect our jobs' petition passes signature threshold
Michigan's Protect Our Jobs coalition has gathered more than double the amount of signatures necessary to put a proposed state constitutional amendment enshrining union rights on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Krugman: Obama flubbed line on economy
Paul Krugman understands what President Barack Obama was trying to say when he messed up with the line, "The private-sector is doing fine."
New Yorkers protest Bloomberg's budget cuts
Public budget hearings gave City Council members and citizens an opportunity to push back against Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Community United demands answers on hospital merger
Workers, local clergy and women's groups demand answers about the sale of non-profit hospitals to a for-profit joint venture firm from Texas.
