ALEC Anti-Public Worker Union Strategy Gaining Steam in the South

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Little Rock      The ALEC/Koch Brothers strategy to defund public worker labor unions throughout the country continues to sprout up in southern and southwestern states even while the headlines focus on the assault in  the Midwest.  Bills to curtail or deny payroll deductions for public worker unions have emerged front and center in a number states …

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Blue Cross Loses Its State Tax Exemption in California

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Little Rock     The state of California in an unusual and precedent setting move withdrew the state tax exempt status of Blue Cross Blue Shield of California.  The Los Angeles Times said they did so “quietly,” but trust  me on this one, their action will reverberate with a loud roar  throughout the soft chairs and well-appointed …

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