Abstract: Unions have been a familiar part of American working life for more than 70 years. Less familiar is the state of the union movement today: More union members now work for the government than for private employers. The above-market salaries and benefits that…
This week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) and the House leadership are working feverishly to enact H.R. 3590, the highly unpopular Senate health bill. It includes new middle-class taxes and government spending, bunches of federal boards and bureaucracies, mandates and penalties, an entitlement expansion, and unprecedented…
The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 requires contractors on all federal construction projects to pay their workers the prevailing wage in their locality. The law is intended to ensure that the government does not drive down construction workers' wages, but flaws in the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determination process cause…
UPDATE: The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced on Jan. 27 that data used for its study of oil and gas...…
When it comes to creating jobs, North Dakota has found the right formula. The state has the largest percentage increase...…
In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), dated December 30,...…
It has been widely reported that various "sweeteners" are tucked away in the Manager's Amendment to the Senate health...…
In three short years as "Nebraska's CFO," Shane Osborn has revolutionized the way Nebraskans interact and keep tabs on...…