NEW ERA: Mark Mc Gowan has announced he supports Sunday trading. Source: Perth Now
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:50:16 -0800

... light of the state's surging economy and low unemployment . But despite his insistence to ensure the clause be included, he said that if it was "unworkable" for the worker choice condition to be passed into law , he would still allow Sunday trading.

Forced to aim high after higher education
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:25:31 -0800

"The days of six-figures have passed ." Senior political science major Brad Thomas is set to graduate in the spring. He is preparing to work for a year and plans to attend law school in fall of 2013. Many graduate programs, including law school, ...

SC bill would require unemployed to volunteer
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:37:50 -0800

The average unemployment benefit payment in South Carolina is $235 weekly, which ranks 45th nationwide. The maximum a laid-off worker can receive is $326 weekly. Last year, Florida lawmakers considered a bill requiring community service for ...

California bill would ban employers from screening out long-term unemployed
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:07:36 -0800

"So many people are unemployed for such long periods of time that this kind of discrimination has a devastating impact," said Maurice Emsellem, NELP's policy co-director. New Jersey has passed a law banning such advertisements, federal legislation is ...

Car Makers' U-Turn Steers Job Gains
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:37:07 -0800

Mr. Nixon called Missouri's legislature into a special session last year to pass a bill offering new tax breaks to manufacturers, and earlier this month he visited the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. That effort shows signs of paying ...

Democrats to press advantage in payroll tax cut fight
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:30:33 -0800

"Traditionally unemployment insurance extensions have not been paid for," said Representative Sander Levin, one of the House Democratic negotiators on the bill . It is unclear whether House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, ...

Barack Obama has reasons to smile again
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:41:28 -0800

Some on the Left still haven't forgiven Bill Clinton for the landmark welfare reform he passed in 1996. But both the scorching rhetoric of the Right and the hand-wringing of the Left ignore the reality of a creeping regeneration of the US economy that ...

Las Vegas unemployment rose in December, state reports
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:27:03 -0800

In a statement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid the new unemployment figures were a sign of progress but underscored the need for federal lawmakers to approve a year-long extension of payroll tax cuts. "It shouldn't be a fight to pass common-sense, ...

WH to Boehner: Ditch the GOP
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:02:17 -0800

AP Photo A senior White House official challenged House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to buck his own Republican conference and pass the payroll tax, jobs and unemployment insurance bills with moderate Republicans and 60 to 70 Democrats.

Barnett, Gregory: Snyder's speech lacked specifics
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:06:31 -0800

Gregory has also introduced Senate Bill 697 to create a work-sharing program for qualifying employers in Michigan that would allow for the payment of unemployment benefits to individuals whose wages and hours have been reduced. Part-time workers could ...

Bernie Bytes: Giants vs. Pats, great matchup
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:50:40 -0800

Every year in New York when the Giants have their annual lull and lose consecutive games in particularly ugly fashion, we're treated to 2000 "Coughlin on the hot seat" stories. The NY media portrays Coughlin as being one loss away from unemployment , ...

Welfare reform bill : household benefit cap Lords debate - live discussion
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:20:21 -0800

More details here 11.38am: The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, the Rt Rev John Packer, is sponsoring an amendment to the welfare reform bill that will take child benefit payments out of cap calculations. My colleague David Shariatmadari, the Guardian's ...

House Bill For Unemployed to Face Drug Testing to Receive Jobless Benefits ...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:58:13 -0800

introduced HR 3601, a bill proposing drug testing as a condition for federal unemployment insurance benefits. Known as the Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act, the legislation by Kingston requires the jobless to pass ...

GOP bill would rebrand unemployment compensation as 'reemployment assistance'
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:09:42 -0800

By Marcello Iaia | 01.20.12 | 12:04 pm The state Legislature's Economic Affairs Committee yesterday passed a bill that would rebrand unemployment compensation as reemployment assistance. The bill was proposed by the Department of Economic Opportunity ...

Downey: 'I Plan to Be Out Front and Leading' on Government Reform
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:15:10 -0800

Just like the bill I passed last year consolidating IT across state agencies, this would consolidate back office HR, payroll, accounting and procurement. Patch: What are your thoughts on the various proposals out there regarding the Vikings stadiums?

Fair Economy Act plugs budget holes
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:18:04 -0800

As the owner of a clinic that takes care of injured drivers in Pinellas County, I think there should be great concern about a PIP bill that recently passed a committee along party lines. The bill (HB 119) says that an injured driver can go only to the ...

Slawik: Time to Put Politics Aside, Pass Jobs Bill
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:23:15 -0800

The plan contains tax credits for businesses that hire unemployed Minnesotans, veterans or graduates in the next year, a $775 million bonding bill , additional funding for the Minnesota Investment Fund, which has a track record of helping Minnesota to ...

Liberia: Will Gays Ever Go Gay?
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:42:23 -0800

But whether they should be trusted or not, the main question, perhaps, is this: Can a gay rights bill be passed in Liberia; in other words, can the gay population of our society ever enjoy full rights and other benefits, or will they continue to be an ...

RI cities and towns plead for help from state
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:08:18 -0800

"The state has taken the downturn in our revenues and just passed it along," said Chafee, a former mayor of Warwick. "We're not going to get our unacceptably high unemployment rate down unless we address the crisis facing our cities and towns.

AISI Urges Administration to Focus on Steps to Create Jobs by Boosting ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:35:23 -0800

"To get a multi-year transportation reauthorization passed , we urge the President to provide strong leadership on the tough issues, such as a realistic approach to funding and a compromise plan that both House and Senate can embrace, so that a bill can ...