Despite mixed results in the early voting, it appears likely that the United Auto Workers will ratify a new contract with Chrysler in the next few days.
Iowa’s jobless rate fell to 6 percent in September from 6.1 percent in August, but the number of working Iowans is down and so is the level of nonfarm employment.
The state continues to do significantly better than the nation as a whole, which had an unemployment rate of 9.1 More…
Iowa Senate District 18 Democratic candidate Liz Mathis has outraised Republican opponent Cindy Golding, $63,406 to $44,808, and the Democrat enjoyed $292,426 of in-kind contributions compared to $69,418 for Golding.
Mathis and Golding are locked in a special election that will determine control of the Iowa Senate. Former State Sen. More…
Occupy Wall Street and its many offshoots including Occupy Denver have gone beyond the curiosity stage. They’ve spawned similar demonstrations and occupations all over the world. They’ve become a subject for discussion, from current events classes in high schools to Tuesday evening’s GOP presidential debate.
Around the country and More…
There isn’t much consensus between Democrats and Republicans these days but lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree that ski areas should be able to expand the number of activities they offer in the summer.
In response to concerns over the term “Occupy Albuquerque”, the protest movement has renamed itself “(Un)occupy Albuquerque.” The decision was made in a general assembly meeting of protesters at the University of New Mexico campus.
As Alabama has supplanted Arizona as the state with the strictest immigration laws, it’s no surprise that it is also gathering supporters and opponents from all over the world. The latest out of state group to weigh in is Colorado’s Team America, led by former congressman Tom Tancredo.
DTE Energy is repossessing Highland Park’s street lights and selling them as scrap metal as part of a settlement over a $4 million dollar electric bill.
Highland Park is a small city that is surrounded by the city of Detroit.
Detroit News reports that 14,000 light poles have More…
It was early and the traffic, as always, was slow moving into downtown Friday morning. Those minor hassles of daily life were not, however, on the minds of area workers and residents who came to speak about larger issues of economic inequality, corporate political influence and the state of the More…
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