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Does Democracy Balance the Income and Influence Equation?

Originally published December 10, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 5 Comments

Does Democracy Balance the Income and Influence Equation?

Members of the Occupy Lincoln group noticed our recent article, “

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More Democrats on the Lam! Running From Another Union Bill

Originally published February 22, 2011, By Linda. Updated November 16, 2012. 1 Comment

More Democrats on the Lam! Running From Another Union Bill

Indiana House Democrats have apparently joined their Wisconsin brothers “on the lam.”  They’ve fled their state to avoid voting on several bills their party characterizes as “anti-union”, including a bill that would make Indiana a “right to work” state.  Right to work states do not require employees to join a union when their workplace is […]

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Reduce Government Budgets: Contact Senators About Worker Wages and Benefits

Originally published January 28, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 28, 2011. 1 Comment

Reduce Government Budgets: Contact Senators About Worker Wages and Benefits

As we reported on Wednesday, there are a number of bills that have been introduced in the Legislature regarding the entity that is dominating the cost of employing government workers at the State, County, and local levels in Nebraska, the CIR (Commission of Industrial Relations). In that article, we detailed what the CIR is, how […]

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