| COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crowds of protesters and dozens of dignitaries planned to comingle at the Statehouse on Tuesday as Gov. John Kasich delivered his first State of the State address amid a collective bargaining dispute. It's the first time in recent me ... |
| Reuters - A bill to strip Idaho's public school teachers of much of their collective bargaining rights won final passage in the state Legislature on Tuesday and was awaiting the governor's signature to become law. ... |
![]() | With their collective bargaining rights on the chopping block, thousands of Tennessee's teachers rallied in the rain to protest Republican-sponsored bills that would limit collective bargaining. ... |
| Reuters - The battle over union rights raged on several fronts Tuesday, with protests in at least five states and a bill to curb collective bargaining rights winning final passage in the Idaho state legislature. ... |
| Nearly 1,000 labor union members and their supporters rallied in the state Capitol Monday, voicing their opposition to proposed legislation that would weaken collective bargaining rights for Iowa’s public employees. The group then filled the Iowa Ho ... |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio — Outcry over collective bargaining proposals in Ohio threatened to overshadow Republican Gov. John Kasich's first State of the State speech as Democrats and union groups worked to mobilize thousands more protesters to the Statehouse. ... |
| Security has been heightened at the Ohio Statehouse ahead of Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) first State of the State address. ... |
| AP - Crowds of protesters and dozens of dignitaries planned to comingle at the Statehouse on Tuesday as Gov. John Kasich delivered his first State of the State address amid a collective bargaining dispute. ... |
| Outcry over collective bargaining proposals in Ohio threatened to overshadow Republican Gov. John Kasich's first State of the State speech as Democrats and union groups worked to mobilize thousands more protesters to the Statehouse. ... |
| The Ticket - Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is apologizing for invoking Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin in a speech last week about union battles The Columbus Dispatch writes that Brown issued a statement confirming his passionate support for c ... |
![]() | The posse of Wisconsin state senators who left the building—not to mention Wisconsin—last month to thwart Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign to quash state employees’ collective bargaining powers proposed a meeting with the governor somewhere by the Illin ... |
| MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Wisconsin Democrats who fled the state nearly three weeks ago asked Gov. Scott Walker on Monday for an in-person meeting to discuss Walker’s budget proposal that would strip most public employees of collective b ... |
| MADISON, Wis. — The leader of the 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats who fled to Illinois 18 days ago to delay passage of a bill taking away public employees' collective bargaining rights has asked Gov. Scott Walker for a meeting. Democratic Sen. Mark Mil ... |
| ContributorNetwork - The next two weeks may become the most important dates in 2011 for Ohio residents. Ohio Senate Bill 5 faces deliberations, with a final vote on the bill expected before March 15. Gov. John Kasich will offer his state-of-the-state ... |
![]() | ContributorNetwork - Debate over Ohio Senate Bill 5 rages on and may likely come to a boil later this week. The Ohio House of Representatives will review the bill and either make amendments or approve it as written. The ranks of union protesters are ... |
| Columbus, Ohio — The administration of Ohio's governor is shelving plans for a network that would have linked thousands of cameras to monitor roads, schools and private businesses in an effort to provide more eyes in emergencies. Footage from the cam ... |
| HUGGINS AP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The administration of Ohio's governor is shelving plans for a network that would have linked thousands of cameras to monitor roads, schools and private businesses in an effort to provide more ey ... |