Monday, April 25, 2011

Today's Teamster News 04.25.11

Numbers show Walker recall a real prospect  The Capital Times   ...If the pattern were to hold statewide, that would yield roughly 760,000 signatures ... The baseline number of signatures needed to recall Walker ... is 540,208...
Kasich now urging voters to reject local school levies  Plunderbund   ...many school districts have recently announced they would be seeking to put levies on the ballot to help make up for Kasich’s funding cuts...
Documents show a Scott push to shutter Citizens  Sarasota Herald-Tribune   ...Governor Scott's top staff sought to force the 1.3 million property owners who now have a policy from the state-run carrier back into the private market...
Gov. should veto 'Right to Work' (opinion)  Portsmouth Herald   ...The proposed law change is designed simply to weaken workers' ability to bargain for fair wages, benefits and working conditions...
Corbett's reluctance to tax drillers undermines confidence in his leadership  Patriot-News   ...Corbett remains adamant against any sort of severance tax on the Marcellus Shale drillers despite poll after poll that shows the majority of Pennsylvanians favor such a tax...
Self-Employed Hurting Worse Than Workers  Economic Populist   ...a strong economy and a strong middle class with supports for opportunity are what generates entrepreneurship...