Opinion
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Rubio Introduces Taxpayer-Financed Parental Paid-Leave Bill
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would use Social Security to finance a new paid parental-leave benefit for couples with new children. -
National Labor Trends Continue Upward Trajectory
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Americans are continuing to return to work and stay employed in 2018 as the American economic machine continues to roar, according to new statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). -
Supreme Court Favors Workers in Forced Union Dues Case
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled governments may not deduct union dues from the paychecks of public sector employees without their consent. -
Michigan Repeals Prevailing-Wage Law
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In a move that will reduce the cost of government construction projects, the state of Michigan is repealing its prevailing-wage law. -
Las Vegas Union Demands Protection Against Automation
Opinion -budget-tax-news -New contracts between a labor union representing hospitality workers in Las Vegas, Nevada and some of the city’s largest casinos and hotels include new financial compensation and job placement plans for union members displaced by automation. -
Will Repeal Worker-Freedom Law, Michigan Governor Candidate Vows
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Gretchen Whitmer, a candidate in the Michigan Democratic Party gubernatorial primary, says she will work to repeal the state’s right-to-work (RTW) law, if selected by her party and elected in November. -
Missouri Voters Will Decide Fate of Worker-Freedom Law
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Voters in Missouri will decide whether a state law prohibiting forced union membership goes into effect, nearly a year and a half after it was signed into law. -
New Hampshire Senate Rejects Occupational Licensing Bill
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The New Hampshire state Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee rejected a bill that would have created a state commission for reviewing occupational licensing rules. -
Poll: Americans Divided on Tax Money for Tech-Replaced Workers
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Nearly half of Americans surveyed in a new poll say the government should give financial assistance to individuals put out of work by artificial intelligence (AI) or other technological advances. -
National Unemployment Rate Hits Historic Low
Opinion -budget-tax-news -More Americans have been getting back to work and staying employed in 2018, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). -
Worker-Freedom Ordinance Approved in Otero County, New Mexico
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Otero County, New Mexico commissioners approved an ordinance prohibiting businesses from requiring union membership as a condition of employment. -
Kentucky Supreme Court Will Hear Right-to-Work Lawsuit
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Kentucky state Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law prohibiting unions from requiring all employees to pay dues in unionized workplaces. -
Labor Force Participation: Swimming Upstream
Opinion -Editorial -During the Obama years, critics of the administration pointed to falling labor force participation as the primary "cause" of the falling unemployment rate. -
South Carolina Senate Committee Approves Interstate Compact
Opinion -health-care-news -The South Carolina state Senate Committee on Medical Affairs approved a bill to join an interstate compact synchronizing licensing regulations governing emergency medical technicians (EMTs) with those of 12 other states. -
Ohio Senate Considers Dental Therapy Bill
Opinion -health-care-news -A bill that would authorize dental therapists in Ohio is under consideration in the state’s Senate Committee on Health, Human Services, and Medicaid. -
Arizona House Committee Approves Trim for Blow-Dry Licensing
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Arizona state House of Representatives’ Committee of the Whole approved House Bill 2011 (H.B. 2011), which would reduce occupational licensing regulations for blow-dry stylists. -
Heartland Institute Applauds Sweeping Welfare Reform in Wisconsin
Opinion -Opponent of Reform Decried Heartland Institute’s Influence from Floor of State Senate -
Freedom That Creates Jobs Could Help Fill Them
Opinion -Editorial -Freedom — it is working for creating jobs, why not for filling them? -
Freedom and the Minimum Wage
Opinion -Editorial -Most of us both value and take for granted the ability to make decisions about our own lives. -
Arizona Considers Dental Therapy Bill
Opinion -health-care-news -A bill that would authorize dental therapists in Arizona is under consideration in the state’s Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. -
CMS Issues Work Requirement Waiver Guidelines
Opinion -health-care-news, budget-tax-news -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new benchmarks for states seeking permission for Medicaid work requirements. -
Indiana Legislator Proposes Repealing ‘Smokers’ Bill of Rights’
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A bill pending in the Indiana state Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor would allow private employers to terminate employees for using cigarettes and tobacco products during their free time. -
Worker-Freedom Bill Offered in New Jersey
Opinion -budget-tax-news -New Jersey state Assembly members Robert Auth (R-Bergen) and Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth) introduced a bill to allow workers to opt out of union membership. -
Supreme Court Hears Case on Forced Union Dues
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case to determine whether governments can deduct union fees from public sector employees’ paychecks without their permission.