Wisconsin’s Walker Calls for End of Collective Bargaining

 Alerts National Guard

First Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) announced a state budget plan 

that  strips state workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights,

 cuts pay and benefit and says there will be no negotiations.

Abraham Lincoln, Inflationist 

There was a time when Republicans used to refer to themselves,

 proudly, as “the party of Lincoln.” But you don’t hear that line

much these days

Lawmakers Oppose Federal Bailout for States

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WASHINGTON — The new Republican-led House is showing

 no appetite for making federal taxpayers help state and local 

governments cope with widespread budget problems.

 Even some Democrats are wary, underscoring the impact 

of Washington's crushing budget deficits

Scott Shifts Budget Problems to Workers, Schools

Newly elected Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his budget proposal,

 and as expected, it was stunning in its disregard for middle-class 

state workers and public education — and in its generosity to

 businesses and kowtowing to the tea party.

Flagler on national list of most-stressed counties

PALM COAST -- Just a few years ago, Flagler County was at the top 

of the list of the nation's fastest-growing counties. Now the county

 has made another list, but it's one officials probably would have preferred to avoid.