Arizona "Secret Ballot Amendment" Upheld
Workers in Arizona are more free today after a judge upheld the Arizona anti-card check law. The “Secret Ballot Amendment” was adopted by Arizona in 2010 and gave workers the chance to vote on...
View ArticleHostess Foods in Liquidation after Labor Dispute
Hostess Brands is now going out of business and 18,500 workers are unemployed after six days of striking at more than 20 plants. With the company in Chapter 11 (for the second time since 2004), Hostess...
View ArticleLansing the Boil
My family has deep roots in Michigan, from the frigid locks of Sault Ste. Marie to the college-town ambience of Kalamazoo. But ultimately, my parents left Michigan and eventually the Midwest in search...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Minimum Wage Hike Proposal Will Harm The Poor
In Tuesday's State of the Union Address, President Obama proposed raising the federally mandated minimum wage to $9 per hour, a 24% increase over the current mandate. In a subsequent conversation, my...
View ArticleWorking Moms Tied Up in Outdated Regulations
Like many moms with young kids, Rhea Lana Riner was struggling to live on a very tight budget. While some moms were buying name-brand outfits for their children, Rhea Lana was digging through...
View ArticleMichigan Education Reform Includes Stopping Common Core
When we think of states to look to in terms of free markets and the responsibility of personal choices, most of us wouldn’t think of Michigan first, or second. Let’s face it, Michigan wouldn’t crack...
View ArticleWorkplace Freedom: Union Membership Is Up to You
The left constantly proclaims its pro-choice bona fides, but only in one very specific area. Should you be able to choose your own light bulb, elementary school, health insurance or soft drink? All of...
View ArticleFrom Twinkies to Obamacare, a Rough Time for Unions
To the chagrin of Michael Bloomberg and Michelle Obama, America's favorite cream-filled snack cakes are rolling off the assembly line. After a union standoff drove Hostess Brands out of business, new...
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Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Strict Regulation Leads to...
This month the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on the Higher Education Act, which was originally passed in 1965. The primary topic for the duration of the...
View ArticleFW Withdraws Bill Support after $500M Cronyist Gift Added
Following news that the bill to lift the embargo on exporting crude oil includes a $500 million payoff to special interests, FreedomWorks Legislative Affairs Manager Josh Withrow commented:"Why does...
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Need for Public Comments Highlighted By Hearing on Federal Government...
Last week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee held an additional hearing about the proposed implementation regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). As noted...
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Key Vote YES on the Nomination of Eugene Scalia for Secretary of Labor
On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your Senators and ask them to vote YES on the nomination of Eugene Scalia to direct the Department of Labor.Scalia is clearly a...
View ArticleLansing the Boil
My family has deep roots in Michigan, from the frigid locks of Sault Ste. Marie to the college-town ambience of Kalamazoo. But ultimately, my parents left Michigan and eventually the Midwest in search...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Minimum Wage Hike Proposal Will Harm The Poor
In Tuesday's State of the Union Address, President Obama proposed raising the federally mandated minimum wage to $9 per hour, a 24% increase over the current mandate. In a subsequent conversation, my...
View ArticleWorking Moms Tied Up in Outdated Regulations
Like many moms with young kids, Rhea Lana Riner was struggling to live on a very tight budget. While some moms were buying name-brand outfits for their children, Rhea Lana was digging through...
View ArticleMichigan Education Reform Includes Stopping Common Core
When we think of states to look to in terms of free markets and the responsibility of personal choices, most of us wouldn’t think of Michigan first, or second. Let’s face it, Michigan wouldn’t crack...
View ArticleWorkplace Freedom: Union Membership Is Up to You
The left constantly proclaims its pro-choice bona fides, but only in one very specific area. Should you be able to choose your own light bulb, elementary school, health insurance or soft drink? All of...
View ArticleFrom Twinkies to Obamacare, a Rough Time for Unions
To the chagrin of Michael Bloomberg and Michelle Obama, America's favorite cream-filled snack cakes are rolling off the assembly line. After a union standoff drove Hostess Brands out of business, new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Strict Regulation Leads to...
This month the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on the Higher Education Act, which was originally passed in 1965. The primary topic for the duration of the...
View ArticleFW Withdraws Bill Support after $500M Cronyist Gift Added
Following news that the bill to lift the embargo on exporting crude oil includes a $500 million payoff to special interests, FreedomWorks Legislative Affairs Manager Josh Withrow commented:"Why does...
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