Alabama – A O.K.
Fred Barnes, in The Weekly Standard, has an insightful take on the comparative economies of Right to Work state Alabama and forced-unionism state Ohio. . . . When the U.S. Air Force awarded a $40 billion contract for 179 new…
Missouri Right to Work Movement Gains Traction
Missouri State Rep. Steve Hunter (R-Joplin), a champion of workers’ rights, has introduced House Bill 1811, a bill that would allow Missouri to enjoy the benefits of a Right to Work law. And it appears his efforts are paying dividends.
‘Wrong for Michigan’ Misleads
Michigan citizens are now seeing and hearing former Detroit news anchor Bill Bonds, most recently known as a pitchman for personal-injury lawyer Sam Bernstein, featured in TV and radio ads for a mysterious outfit known as “Wrong for Michigan.” “Wrong…
Payroll Deductions for Union Politics
According to the Detroit News, union bosses in Michigan are seeking the right to request an automatic payroll contribution from state employees — contributions that would pad the coffers of union political action committees (PACs). The proposal comes from M.
Kentucky’s New Governor: Not Buying What He Is Selling
Kentucky’s new governor, Steve Beshear, talks a good game, but don’t expect columnist Jim Waters of the Georgetown News-Graphic to shake his head up and down like a “dashboard bobblehead doll.” Waters wants to know what happens to “good ideas…
New Jersey Pushes Forced Unionism on Nation
The New Jersey State Senate is considering a resolution that urges Congress to enact the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill. With most elected officials of both parties in the Garden State in the pockets of Big Labor (there are…
Best for Business
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s “Small Business Survival Index 2007” has ranked South Dakota, Nevada and Wyoming as the best three states in the nation for job creation and small business entrepreneurship. Not surprisingly, all three states have enacted…
Kentucky Columnist Understands
Jim Walters of the Georgetown Kentucky News-Graphic understands that it will take “new ideas and leadership backbone” to move Kentucky forward economically: . . . Kentucky’s next governor could wield a positive influence over the commonwealth’s sluggish economy by…
Make Michigan a Right to Work State!
Deep in the heart of UAW country, Nolan Finley, the editorial page editor of the Detroit News, proposes a radical change to bolster Michigan’s sagging economy — turn Michigan into a Right to Work state. The article is certainly worth…