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 …
Category: Financial Justice
Blue Cross Loses Its State Tax Exemption in California
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 …
Payday Lending Regs, Good; Not Going Far Enough, Bad!
New Orleans I was sitting next to an organizer from British Columbia while reading the reports on the new set of regulations being proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on payday lending. We have fought payday lenders in Canada for over a decade and we’re batting over .500, but a long way from a …