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Dec 28, 2012

Privatizing Government Services in the Era of ALEC and the Great Recession – Part IV – Unions and Collective Bargaining

IV.   UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Many ALEC bills target teachers and collective bargaining, and laws that are similar to those bills have been enacted in the aftermath of the Republican victories in 2010.  For example, in Indiana, where Republicans had a 60-40 House majority and a 37-13 Senate super-majority, the Senate labor committee chair coupled [...]

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Oct 7, 2012

ALEC draws attention of the League of Women Voters

The League has supported transparency in government for years. What is new is that the resolution names, specifically, the American Legislative Exchange Council. The LWV adopted the resolution because some Casper members were concerned about legislators who received ALEC scholarships to attend its meetings and promote model bills, said Amy Williamson of Laramie, LWV president. [...]

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Oct 5, 2012

Another Voting Rights Victory in Ohio: Restoration of Early Voting on the Weekend Before the Election

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruledon Friday that Ohio must make early voting during the three days before the election available to all voters if it’s available to military members and voters who live overseas. The ruling upheld a lower court’s decision.  The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling is available here [PDF]. [...]

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Aug 20, 2012

Jedediah Bila: Women Vote Democratic Because They Want a “Daddy”

When she’s not tweeting nonsense, Jedediah Bila is one of Fox News’ favorite go-to “real feminists are Republicans” spokespersons. And while on “Fox & Friends” discussing why women are lazy, dependent dupes going to yet again vote for Democrats in November for the 142nd straight election, she did what she’s paid to do. BILA: Well [...]

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Aug 11, 2012

New ID Laws, More Voter Suppression. Will Obama Campaign Engage?

http://youtu.be/YnjJBTkXEIc  (click on this link to watch this video on the VLTPVideoChannel) This is a composite of successive segments of the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC 8/10/12 (1)  New ID laws, Purges, Reduced Access Advance GOP War on Voting Rachel Maddow reports on new Republican-set obstacles to voting around the country, from Voter ID laws [...]

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