Chicago We were three short, as Mayor Richie Daley vetoed our living wage measure for big box stores. Three decided that they wanted to join the race to the low road, rather than have community standards for wages in Chicago. The picture from the New York Times tells the story though it does not say …
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Pocket Veto for Chicago Wal-Mart
New Orleans Ok, technically someone in civic class would raise their hands and say that a “pocket” veto means that a bill was not vetoed technically, but died since it was not signed. There is a new definition though that has been added to any high school civic class this week in Chicago by Mayor Richie …
More Forced Work
Denver The slow but inexorably punishing path forcing fragile families off of the last vestiges of welfare into the semblance of work continues. The rate of decrease from the welfare rolls has slowed appreciably and federal aid cutbacks now loom with steep financial penalties. An article in the Denver Post written by Kevin Freking of …