Unions worry that a ruling throwing out the fees would give workers less incentive to join because they would get all the benefits of collective bargaining without having to pay for it. The court in that case, Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, said the arrangement was...
Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery, says officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association raised the estimated jackpot for Saturday night’s drawing again because of strong sales – but that the $900 million prize could rise again before...
White House spokesman Josh Earnest acknowledged economic and security challenges, but said the willingness of Republicans “to exploit people’s fears and insecurities and anxieties has infected the political debate”. This year, the guests are a myriad of both the...
These disagreements over salaries and benefits amount to fundamental political disagreements over the best use of tax dollars, said Terence Pell, president of nonprofit representing Friedrich, The Center for Individual Rights.
Bulls center Joakim Noah returned from a shoulder injury on Monday night against Washington, providing another option for coach Fred Hoiberg heading into a busy stretch.
We’ll continue to watch the latest trends though as we get a little closer. Monday will begin with temps in the mid-teens and mostly cloudy skies. Consequently, some roads may become slippery during the evening and overnight as the package of precipitation exits the...
The shuttering of the Moreland Commission may have been “premature”, but there’s not proof it was a federal crime, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement this afternoon. “We continue to have active investigations related to substantive inquiries...
“Hillary is now the third Democrat presidential candidate to call for raising taxes on “the rich.’ Bill Clinton and Barack Obama said the same and immediately pivoted to raising taxes on the middle class. Bill taxed gasoline, and Obama imposed seven Obamacare...
With up to $1.4 billion at stake in Wednesday’s Powerball, questions about the drawing seem to be as abundant as the convenience-store kiosks offering tickets for the record-breaking jackpot.
“Natural born citizen in the context of citizenship is one thing; natural born citizen in the context of a presidential candidacy may be another thing – that’s for the court to decide”.
A wave of teacher absences described by an activist as rolling strikes shut down more than half of Detroit’s 100 public schools Monday, keeping thousands of students at home as the “sick-out” entered a second week.