
Oregon state Sen. Brian Boquist will charge you big bucks to learn how to dodge a rocket propelled grenade.
But it's what his former business partners say he's doing with the cash that's causing the Republican some problems.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Republicans in Utah have opened up the next front in a battle against public unions being waged in statehouses throughout the nation.
A bill introduced last week in the Utah legislature would ban government employees from collectively bargaining on any issue except for wages and health benefits. The proposal would bar unions from having a say in things like training, equipment and disciplinary procedures.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Gov. Jan Brewer distanced herself on Friday from a series of Republican proposals in the Arizona Senate that could devastate organized labor in her state, saying she was never consulted on them and has other priorities.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Union members were searching for a way out of the wilderness on Wednesday in Arizona as the Republican-controlled Senate moved ahead quickly on several bills that could devastate organized labor in the state.
The measures caught many union leaders by surprise, being introduced on Monday night and passed in committee less than 48 hours later.
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