December 21, 2015 Wis. governor offers a way around ObamaCare problems Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wants to give people in his state a way around ObamaCare’s problems.He is floating a proposal that would still channel federal subsidies to Wisconsin’s poor and uninsured, but his plan would allow them to purchase coverage directly from the insurer and sidestep the on-line “exchange” created by the Affordable Care Act.
December 21, 2015 Illinois Gov. Quinn faces union ire after pension overhaul – for now Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn can pretty much forget about getting any more money from the state’s public employee unions, after signing a landmark pension overhaul.
December 21, 2015 States restore, add to mental health spending as Sandy Hook anniversary nears Though Congress has done little to increase spending or enact laws to improve mental-health care after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shootings, dozens of states have increased or restored such funding.
December 21, 2015 Lucrative NFL's tax-exempt status, demand for state and local money rankles lawmakers The NFL’s tax-exempt status is, as the refs might say, “under further review.”
December 21, 2015 Illinois governor signs pension overhaul into law Gov. Pat Quinn has signed landmark legislation Thursday to reform Illinois' massively-underfunded pension system, though the new law is certain to face threatened lawsuits by labor unions.
December 21, 2015 Campaign aide to Wisconsin Gov. Walker fired over tweets Walker ousted Taylor Palmisano as his campaign's deputy finance director Tuesday.
December 21, 2015 Rhode Island governor calls Statehouse spruce a 'Christmas' tree In a Yuletide turnaround, Gov. Lincoln Chafee is now calling this year’s Statehouse spruce a Christmas tree, saying his past practice of calling it a holiday tree generated too much anger.
December 21, 2015 In states' latest battle with organized labor, Illinois public unions target Democratic lawmakers The latest battle between organized labor and states trying to fix huge budget problems by cutting pension costs has resurfaced in Illinois, where public union leaders are waging an all-out effort to stop the Democrat-led campaign.
December 21, 2015 Tea Party groups make gains against 'ObamaCore' education program Tea Party groups are barnstorming state capitals across the country to stop an Obama administration-backed initiative to impose federal math and English education standards on public schools.
December 21, 2015 Scott Walker signs bill making it harder to change 'racist' school mascots Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Thursday that will make it harder to force public schools to drop tribal nicknames, pushing aside opponents' charges that the measure is racist.
