Opinion
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Working at Home: In Most Places, the Big Alternative to Cars
Opinion -Working at home, much of it telecommuting, has replaced transit as the principal commuting alternative to the automobile in the United States outside New York. In the balance of the nation, there are more than 1. -
Eugene City Council, Uber, Clash over New Ridesharing Regulations
Opinion -Uber, a peer-to-peer transportation company connecting people seeking rides with drivers, is suspending operations in the city of Eugene, Oregon after the town’s city council placed new regulations on the ridesharing company’s operations. -
Assurant Health Falls Victim to Obamacare’s Sweeping Regulations
Opinion -It’s a tough time to be a small insurance company. In 2010, the year President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, Assurant Health (AH) had a net income of approximately $54 million. -
Celebrity Defends McDonalds’ Low-Skill, Low-Wage Jobs
Opinion -While McDonalds is vilified by the $15 minimum wage movement as the poster child for corporate greed and worker exploitation, one famous actor has a different perspective. -
30,000 Jobs That Won’t Pay
Opinion -Gov. Wolf's tax plan would result in 30,000 jobs not created next year, according to a new analysis we released yesterday. Using the STAMP model, developed by economists at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, we estimated the impact of Gov. -
Idaho Gov. Otter Vetoes New Regulations on Sign-Language Interpreters
Opinion -Idaho governor Butch Otter (R) vetoed a bill required government licensing by a state board for the practice of interpreting and translating sign language for the hard of hearing. -
Study: President’s Climate Agenda Hits Manufacturing Hard
Opinion -The Obama administration’s environmental policies could result in devastating job losses in manufacturing and mining across the country, a state-by-state analysis conducted by the Heritage Foundation has found. -
Oregon Lawmaker Proposes New Music Therapy Job Regulations
Opinion -Oregon state Rep. -
Michigan Appeals Court Denies Stay in Taylor Right-to-Work Case
Opinion -The Michigan Court of Appeals Wednesday denied a motion from the Taylor Federation of Teachers-Local 1085 and Taylor School District for a “stay” in the labor dispute involving three Taylor teachers. -
Missouri House Passes Right-to-Work Legislation
Opinion -The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill to allow workers to opt out of union membership while remaining employed, known as a right-to-work law. -
Government Employees Sheltered from Economic Storms, Study Finds
Opinion -A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds public sector employees enjoy greater job security than private sector employees, especially during recessions and other economic downturns. -
Fracking Leading to Economic Growth, Rapid Job Creation in North Dakota
Opinion -While much of the rest of the nation is still struggling to recover from the 2007-2008 recession, the fracking boom in North Dakota has been a job-creating machine. -
Court Case Sets Federal Regulators against State Licensing Boards
Opinion -The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has begun hearing arguments in a case setting federal regulators against a North Carolina trade organization empowered with state authority. The case, North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. -
New Jersey Minimum Wage Hikes Will Harm Small Businesses, Workers
Opinion -Despite already being one of 23 states with a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage, New Jersey will be hit with another increase of 1.59 percentage points come January. -
Job Turnover Suggests Michigan’s Tax Incentives Are Ineffective
Opinion -Reviewing economic data for the state of Michigan, one can see a surprising amount of churn in the economy. Michigan added 214,000 jobs and lost 194,000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
Supreme Court’s Harris Ruling Could Affect All Government Unions
Opinion -In barring state governments from forcing home caregivers to join a labor union, the U.S. Supreme Court this week also took big swipes at a prior ruling that allows states to force full-time state workers to join unions. -
Seattle’s Upcoming $15 Minimum Wage Is Already KIlling Jobs, Cutting Benefits
Opinion -The Seattle City Council has made Seattle the first city in the nation to mandate a $15 minimum wage for all workers. -
North Dakota Expects to Gain from Minnesota’s Minimum Wage Increases
Opinion -Minnesota lawmakers have agreed to a minimum wage increase that would require pay hikes for an estimated 350,000 residents. But how will the policy affect bordering states? -
Benefits of Global Warming Greatly Exceed Costs, New Study Says
Opinion -The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) will issue its critique of the United Nations’ IPCC Working Groups II and III Reports at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 9. -
‘Retired’ School Chief Teaches New Jersey a Pricey Pension Lesson
Opinion -New Jersey taxpayers and lawmakers could learn a lesson on double-dipping from Robert Mahon, a retired school chief who never really quit working. Mahon has collected $1. -
Secret Ballots Defeat UAW After Majority Backed ‘Card Check’ Effort
Opinion -Stripped of all the rhetoric rationalizing why the United Auto Workers lost a critical election at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. -
Mom at Center of Union Case Misses Supreme Court Hearing to Care for Disabled Son
Opinion -Pam Harris is an unlikely activist. She is just a Lake County, Ill., mom looking after her disabled adult son. Rather than place her son, Josh, in an institution, she entered a program where she receives state assistance to care for him at home. -
Union Membership Down in Government, Up in Private Sector
Opinion -The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its annual Union Members Summary report on labor union membership in the United States for 2013. The report indicates the total level of union penetration in the workforce remained the same, at 11. -
Pay and Perks Top $220,000 for Redondo Beach, Calif. Firefighters
Opinion -“If you say you can’t afford it, prove it. If you can’t prove it, pay up. We’re not being greedy here. It’s embarrassing how low we are paid compared to others.