New GOP super PAC aimed at attracting youth vote
Three Republican groups have formed a super PAC called “Crossroads Generation” and given it $750,000 in seed money in an attempt to attract the youth vote, a population that has traditionally eluded...
View ArticleWisconsin Gov. Walker’s conservative media appearances pay off as he raises...
On Nov. 10, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gave the keynote address at the annual dinner of the Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank in Phoenix with ties to the powerful, corporate-funded...
View ArticleOn our radar screen: Controversial summitry, wasted Afghanistan aid, and...
The May 20th-21st NATO summit in Chicago stirred little public interest but provoked much commentary by those who obsess over Washington’s relationship with its European allies, whose economies are...
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View ArticleVIDEO: A laborer dies in a gas explosion, safety questions linger
On Sept. 3, 2009, contract laborer Nick Revetta was killed in an explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Plant near Pittsburgh. Revetta's death and the events that followed reveal the limitations of a...
View ArticleALEC anti-union push includes key players from Michigan, Arizona think tanks
The American Legislative Exchange Council, which backs free-market legislation in the states, has been controversial in part because its membership includes major corporations as well as state...
View ArticleEducation Department issues guidelines for restraining, isolating disruptive...
In response to simmering concerns over reported abuses, the U.S. Department of Education issued multiple guidelines Tuesday for how schools can avoid going overboard in restraining or isolating...
View ArticlePublic radio, Center report on L.A. school court citations' controversy
A father talks about his young son’s arrest at school and subsequent court citation, and Los Angeles’ school police chief responds to a growing controversy in a new report aired by Southern California...
View ArticlePackage from Yemen leads to worker illness, government stonewalling
Paz Oquendo, a worker at the U.S. Postal Service’s Orlando sorting facility, smelled the noxious odor first. It was Feb. 4, 2011, and the foul stench was coming from one of the large mailbags hanging...
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Interactive: Gov. Walker's calendar
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View ArticleInteractive: Dust Explosion Timeline
Nearly 1,000 workers have been killed or injured in dust fires or explosions since 1980
View ArticleCalif. state senator wants 'roundtable' on school expulsions
The school expulsion capital of California, Kern County, continues to debate whether changes are needed to reduce the number of students that are removed. In a May 7 opinion piece in the local...
View ArticleAmeritrade founder Ricketts' Nebraska contribution worries watchdogs
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s Republican U.S. Senate primary in Nebraska, campaign finance watchdogs are concerned about the role businessman Joe Ricketts played in helping underdog state Sen. Deb...
View ArticleOSHA inspector's plea: 'My spirit is broken.'
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View ArticleOPINION: Could nonprofit health insurance plans be the real reformers?
When members of Congress who led the effort to overhaul the U.S. health care system saw the public option slipping away, some of them suggested that a viable alternative would be the fostering of...
View ArticleCrossroads GPS ad: 'Obama's Promise'
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View ArticleInteractive: Growing workload
The number of inspections by OSHA has risen nearly 16 percent since 2000, while the number of inspectors has increased by only 8 percent
View ArticleFederal panel advises against prostate cancer screen for men
An influential federal task force has finalized its view that men should avoid a controversial test for prostate cancer that was the subject of a Center for Public Integrity investigation last fall....
View ArticleThe state of open records laws: Access denied
Early last month, lawmakers in Iowa completed work on a new open records statute. Senate File 430 creates the Iowa Public Information Board, a nine-member commission charged with enforcing the state’s...
View ArticleNYPD school police citations draw criticism, new records show
Previously undisclosed school police records from New York City are raising new concerns about students getting heavily ticketed for vague allegations of disorderly conduct. More than 70 percent of...
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