December 20, 2015 Watchdogs raise alarm after student-teachers union takes stand against Israel The organizations said they are “deeply concerned with the serious and growing problem of hate-filled rhetoric about Israel that sometimes rises to the level of anti-Semitism on campuses across the country, including at the University of California.”
December 20, 2015 Judge won't halt home-care workers' union vote in Minnesota A federal judge has denied a request to stop an election that could unionize thousands of individuals who provide in-home health care to the elderly and disabled in Minnesota.
December 20, 2015 Perry pleads not guilty in abuse of power case Texas Gov. Rick Perry has pleaded not guilty to charges that he abused his power with a controversial veto threat, as he vowed to fight and "prevail" in the case.
December 20, 2015 SEIU begs workers to keep paying up A powerful Washington State union has abandoned defending a forced dues scheme and shifted its tactics to appealing to home health workers to remain in the union.
December 20, 2015 Teacher says union resorting to bully tactics in wake of decertification The doom and gloom predictions of the state’s largest teachers union haven’t come to pass more than a year after Deerfield USD 216 faculty opted to boot out the Kansas National Education Association, according to teacher Doug Crandall.
December 20, 2015 Florida police department to begin using body-mounted cameras Sarasota police officers will begin wearing body-mounted cameras later this year in an effort to increase police transparency.
December 20, 2015 Alaska referendum on oil tax credit repeal too close to call A referendum to repeal Alaska's revised oil tax system was losing by a narrow margin late Tuesday night but the outcome was too close to call.
December 20, 2015 Holder takes on Ferguson: AG ‘flooding the zone’ with investigators, heads to Missouri Attorney General Eric Holder, one of President Obama’s longest-serving and most controversial deputies, is taking the lead in the federal government’s response to the roiling tensions in a St. Louis suburb over the police shooting of an unarmed man.
December 20, 2015 Judge rules against Gov. Jindal in Louisiana Common Core lawsuit Judge Todd Hernandez issued a written ruling Tuesday.
December 20, 2015 Company accuses labor union of forging signatures for political gain A home health-care company contracted with the Milwaukee County Department of Family Care is accusing a local labor union of forging workers’ signatures to collect more money for political activity.
