Scott on CNBC: Florida really is the place to do business
By Yael Ossowski | Florida Watchdog
TALLAHASSEE– Florida Gov. Rick Scott took to CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Friday morning, seizing the opportunity to tout the latest job numbers in the state.
He received praise from interviewer Joe Kernen on taxes and regulations, and even criticized President Barack Obama’s narrow focus on student loan interest rates.
“People want a job, [...]
Ohio employment: A tale of three cities
By Tom Blumer | Ohio Watchdog
Uncle Sam's Bureau of Labor Statistics released the March Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment report on Wednesday. It showed sharply contrasting results for Ohio's three largest metro areas.
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By Katy Grimes | CalWatchdog
SACRAMENTO — A recent decision by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is about to undo many decades of law, while taking rights away from employers–again.
Another defense company makes its home in Virginia
By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA– Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday that another defense technology company will be making its headquarters in Virginia.
MI public sector workers still earn more than private sector workers
For the first time in four years in Michigan, the gap in compensation between public sector employees and private sector employees declined, according to research by James Hohman, fiscal policy analyst with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
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