STATE BATTLES NEWS CLIPS – Thursday, March 10, 2011
69 News at 10 PM – WFMZ-TV
03/09/2011
Fines imposed on Wisconsin’s absent Democrats
Associated Press (AP)
03/09/2011
Protesters flood Wis. Capitol over anti-union vote
Associated Press (AP)
03/10/2011
Wis. GOP bypass Dems, cut collective bargaining
Associated Press (AP)
03/10/2011
Okla. firefighters oppose proposed pension changes
Associated Press (AP) – Oklahoma City Bureau
03/09/2011
Lawsuits threatened over Utah immigration bills
Washington Post
03/10/2011
Kasich to unions: SB 5 secures future for Ohio
Aurora Advocate
03/09/2011
Michigan Senate approves breaking school labor deals
Chicago Tribune – Online
03/09/2011
Union supporters to rally after Wisconsin Senate passes restrictions
CNN.com
03/10/2011
Pension reform also will affect public workers
Coshocton Tribune
03/09/2011
Iowa doesn’t need Wisconsin’s war
Des Moines Register – Online
03/10/2011
Malloy Makes Tough Demands on Connecticut Unions
Fairfield County Weekly – Online
03/09/2011
Forbes – Online
03/09/2011
NYC Comptroller to Compare Public, Private Salaries
Fox Business Network – Online
03/09/2011
Polls Show Americans’ Support Union Bargaining Rights As State Battles Continue
Huffington Post, The
03/09/2011
Labor Vows To Step Up Recall Effort Against Wisconsin GOP, Challenge Anti-Union Bill In Court
Huffington Post, The
03/10/2011
Gov. Scott Walker Puts Out Fire With Gasoline
Huffington Post, The
03/10/2011
March 9: Letters to the editor
Journal and Courier – Online, The
03/09/2011
Largest Statehouse in 16 years expected today
Journal and Courier – Online, The
03/10/2011
Unions Wary of Nebraska Labor Reform
KHGI-TV – Online
03/09/2011
Emergency Financial Manager bill on the verge of passage
Michigan Messenger
03/09/2011
AFL-CIO says GOP used ‘nuclear option’
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Online
03/09/2011
Organized labor plans rallies on Thursday morning
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Online
03/10/2011
“Shame! Shame! Shame!” — Lawless Legislators Approve Wisconsin Governor’s Anti-Worker Agenda
Nation – Online, The
03/10/2011
Gov. Malloy Makes Tough Demands on Connecticut’s Unions
New Haven Advocate
03/09/2011
Special interest groups flood TV with ads for, against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget bill
Oshkosh Northwestern
03/09/2011
Union leaders say Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget means pain at bargaining tables
Patriot-News, The
03/09/2011
Toomey seeks curb on union membership
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Online
03/09/2011
Corbett drops budget ax on education, state employees
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
03/09/2011
Republicans are not all on the same page with LePage
Portland Press Herald
03/09/2011
Bill would revamp public-worker pacts ; General Assembly
Providence Journal
03/09/2011
Democrat, Indiana GOP still miles apart
South Bend Tribune – Online
03/09/2011
Mass. mayors, unions debate health care proposals
SouthCoastToday.com
03/09/2011
16 States Where Pensions Are Under Attack
TheAtlantic.com
03/09/2011
Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker ‘selectively leaking emails’
TheRawStory
03/09/2011
Wis. Dems to return after Senate strips bargaining rights
USA Today – Online
03/09/2011
Hope Dims for Resolution of Wisconsin Standoff
Wall Street Journal
03/10/2011
Walker warns of Friday deadline for Senate Democrats’ return
Wausau Daily Herald
03/09/2011
Wisconsin voters want say in union deals
WEGR-FM – Online
03/09/2011
AFL-CIO Stages Mock Funeral for Middle Class
WIBC-FM
03/09/2011
Budget bill foes say stealthy vote broke open meetings law; challenges coming
Wisconsin State Journal
03/10/2011
Snyder’s Business Tax Cut Plan Raises Questions
WLNS-TV – Online
03/09/2011
Democrats May Return To Indianapolis For Union Rally
WRTV-TV – Online
03/09/2011