Congressman Tom Latham unveiled his campaign’s latest television ad on Wednesday, entitled “Iowa Common Sense”. Latham faces Democrat Leonard Boswell in the race to represent Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. The email sent by Latham’s campaign, along with the new ad, is below: Iowa common sense… It’s a term every Presidential candidate seems to borrow during [...]
Ending Metro government’s subsidies of the city’s bus system and safety-net hospital would put the hospital out of business and make Nashville a unique place in the world of mass transit, department heads testified at Metro Council budget hearings Tuesday … Continue reading →
A recent study suggests that isolation may breed corruption in state government, with much of the blame or praise being attributed to the media. The Los Angeles Times reports this morning that researchers at Harvard University and Singapore Management University … Continue reading →
By Mark Toney TURN
Why has a seemingly innocuous bill, SB 1161(Padilla) attracted the support of some of the biggest corporations on the planet, as well as vociferous opposition from consumer, labor and economic justice organizations? According t…
By Steve Smith California Labor Federation
We all know the wealthy and well-connected are accustomed to playing by their own set of rules. Their high-powered lawyers and lobbyists write special exemptions for them the rest of us would never be able to …
By Vivian Po New America Media
A new education report finds that California schools are under more stress than ever after years of budgets cuts.
The first report by EdSource to analyze school stress factors, “Schools under Stress: Pressures Mount on …
