More clouds appear in Kansas’ silver-lined jobless numbers
By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
FAIRWAY — Kansas’ unemployment rate dropped a notch in April, but trend watchers aren’t cheering. The seemingly good news may actually indicate trouble for the state’s economy.
A jump in seasonal hiring for construction, retail and leisure industries — golf courses and water parks, for example — helped trim Kansas’ unemployment rate to [...]
Video: Madison protester to guv: ‘Scott Walker, you suck’
A protester yells “Scott Walker, you suck” as Gov. Walker delivers a speech to honor fallen Wisconsin law enforcement officers outside the Capitol in Madison.
Read More →Agencies continue to play shell game with Silver Line project costs
By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA — As construction of Phase 2 of the Silver Line Metro extension awaits approval from Loudoun County, parking for its two proposed stations has become a hot potato passed back and forth between two project partners, each looking for ways to lighten their bottom lines.
Loudoun agreed to explore paying for three [...]
MT’s Tester begins quest to walk away from Obama’s policies
By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org
HELENA — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is working to distance himself from his party’s top elected official, telling the Missoulian newspaper that President Barack Obama has lost his way on jobs and the economy.
The newspaper doesn’t provide direct quotes, but in the May 18 story reporter Rob Chaney writes, ”In an interview at the Missoulian on Friday, the first-term senator from [...]
Where’s Barrett? Milwaukee mayor chose UAW over police memorial
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — In a statement on his campaign website Friday, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett declared that the “outstanding” quality of life in Wisconsin “rests in large part on the sacrifices made each and every day by the dedicated men and women of our law-enforcement community.”
“While not enough can be done to appropriately [...]
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