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  • Indiana GOP drops anti-union bill, but Democrats stay out of state (Chicken Rino!)

    02/23/2011 3:23:46 PM PST · by tobyhill · 100 replies
    cbs ^ | 2/23/2011 | Stephanie Condon
    Republican lawmakers in Indiana have given up on a controversial anti-union bill that drove Democratic legislators out of the state, but Democrats want to see other controversial bills dropped before they return, the Indianapolis Star reports. Like Wisconsin Democrats before them, Indiana Democrats yesterday fled their state to stall a vote on a state bill that would weaken unions. But while the legislative battle rages on in Wisconsin, the Indiana labor measure known as the "right to work" bill is now effectively dead. Republicans in the state say they will move the issue to a legislative committee for review later...
  • Liberals to stage Tea Party-like revolts against GOP spending cuts

    02/24/2011 7:01:42 AM PST · by Qbert · 54 replies
    The Hill ^ | 2/24/2011 | Alexander Bolton
    Democratic strategists believe their Tea Party moment has arrived.   Working with labor unions and liberal groups, they are using the Presidents Day congressional recess to organize a public backlash against billions of dollars in cuts to federal programs.   One labor organizer said that members have been urged to attend congressional town hall meetings to ask Republican lawmakers “pointed questions” about the cuts they supported last week.     “We are targeting various House Republicans in town hall meetings during the recess to let them know these budget cuts are beyond the pale,” said the labor source, who added...