A bill of rights for state workers? »

A bill of rights for state workers?

California lawmakers are debating whether to enshrine a list of protections for state workers in state law. Some believe state employee unions already have more than enough power. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

A bill of rights for state workers? »

A bill of rights for state workers?

California lawmakers are debating whether to enshrine a list of protections for state workers in state law. Some believe state employee unions already have more than enough power. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

AK: Sarah Palin to co-host NBC’s ‘Today’ on Tuesday »

AK: Sarah Palin to co-host NBC’s ‘Today’ on Tuesday

NEW YORK — NBC’s “Today” show is bringing Sarah Palin on board as a co-host — for one morning, this Tuesday. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

AK: Sarah Palin to co-host NBC’s ‘Today’ on Tuesday »

AK: Sarah Palin to co-host NBC’s ‘Today’ on Tuesday

NEW YORK — NBC’s “Today” show is bringing Sarah Palin on board as a co-host — for one morning, this Tuesday. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

Divided Congress resorts to 3-month highway bill »

Divided Congress resorts to 3-month highway bill

TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Congress keeps highway money flowing to the states for another three months, but the prospects are dim for a longer-term deal. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

Divided Congress resorts to 3-month highway bill »

Divided Congress resorts to 3-month highway bill

TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Congress keeps highway money flowing to the states for another three months, but the prospects are dim for a longer-term deal. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

Food stamp program under fire »

Food stamp program under fire

Recent cases of million-dollar lottery winners still collecting food stamps have given fodder to critics in states and in Congress who say the program is fraught with abuse. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

Food stamp program under fire »

Food stamp program under fire

Recent cases of million-dollar lottery winners still collecting food stamps have given fodder to critics in states and in Congress who say the program is fraught with abuse. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

Labor shortages lead businesses to support help for undocumented workers »

Labor shortages lead businesses to support help for undocumented workers

Business groups, especially in agriculture, are pushing several state measures to aid immigrant laborers who are in the country illegally. But many of those efforts are treading on uncertain legal ground. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

Labor shortages lead businesses to support help for undocumented workers »

Labor shortages lead businesses to support help for undocumented workers

Business groups, especially in agriculture, are pushing several state measures to aid immigrant laborers who are in the country illegally. But many of those efforts are treading on uncertain legal ground. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

AK: Native Alaskans divided on state’s oil drilling debate »

AK: Native Alaskans divided on state’s oil drilling debate

Shell Oil plans to explore for petroleum off Alaska’s north coast this summer. The native people of Alaska have a big stake in both oil revenue and environmental protection. That conflict has played out in recent trips by Inupiats to Washington, D.C., to argue their case. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

AK: Native Alaskans divided on state’s oil drilling debate »

AK: Native Alaskans divided on state’s oil drilling debate

Shell Oil plans to explore for petroleum off Alaska’s north coast this summer. The native people of Alaska have a big stake in both oil revenue and environmental protection. That conflict has played out in recent trips by Inupiats to Washington, D.C., to argue their case. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

Republican legislatures move to preempt local government »

Republican legislatures move to preempt local government

Conservative state lawmakers who rail against federal mandates often find themselves using the same weapon in dealing with their own cities and counties. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

Republican legislatures move to preempt local government »

Republican legislatures move to preempt local government

Conservative state lawmakers who rail against federal mandates often find themselves using the same weapon in dealing with their own cities and counties. Stateline.org RSS – Politics

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