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A recent assessment of business climates in the 50 states prepared for USA Today by the financial news site 24/7 Wall Street assumes that a higher-than-average share of the adult population holding a bachelor’s degree in a state in any…
Recently the Jefferson City-based Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) published its latest set of comparative cost-of-living indices for the 50 states. (See the link below.) MERIC’s new indices estimate the average annual cost of living in 2014 for…
UPDATE: Assembly passes right-to-work on party line vote WAOW.com, ABC, March 06, 2015 After a marathon session, the Wisconsin Assembly has passed the right-to-work bill. Republicans said the bill was called good for workers. “We’re fighting for the right of…
The Wisconsin legislature has voted for freedom for all workers, passing a Right to Work bill making the Badger state the 25th Right to Work state in the union. Governor Scott Walker is expected to sign the bill on Monday.…
The President and CEO of a local meter manufacturing company states the case for Right to Work. If the Wisconsin legislature passes the law, the company will bring in new jobs. Tom Held has the story in the Milwaukee Business…
More Kentucky counties are passing Right to Work ordinances, despite union boss lawsuits. Amanda von Beschoten has the story in cincinnat!.com. The leaders of Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties know their next big move is headed for a court challenge…
Newly-elected State Representative Gary Glenn is drafting two bills that would extend Right to Work benefits in Michigan. Mark Tower has the story in M-Live. Glenn, a first-year lawmaker who represents part of Midland and Bay counties, is drafting two bills that…
Newly-elected State Representative Gary Glenn is drafting two bills that would extend Right to Work benefits in Michigan. Mark Tower has the story in M-Live. Glenn, a first-year lawmaker who represents part of Midland and Bay counties, is drafting two…
In West Virginia and other states where grass-roots efforts to prohibit forced union dues and fees are gaining momentum, Big Labor propagandists who aren’t normally known for their libertarian sympathies have adopted a Milton Friedmanesque rallying cry: “Right to Work…
The latest on the Wisconsin Right to Work bill and the surrounding union boss protests. Patrick Marley, Daniel Bice and Jason Stein have the story on jsonline.com. In an abrupt vote recalling the chaotic labor protests of 2011, Republicans pushed…