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ICYMI: Micro-Unions: Washington's Newest Threat to Business
Sep 26, 2012
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The Democrat-led Senate continues to block action on more than 30 House-passed jobs bills. One of the commonsense proposals stuck in the Senate’s stack of unfinished business is the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094). This important legislation would rein in the National Labor Relatio...
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ICYMI: Obama’s illegal scheme to end welfare work requirements
Sep 20, 2012
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By Reps. John Kline (R-MN) and Dave Camp (R-MI) The Obama administration refuses to give up its backdoor and illegal pursuit to undermine the welfare work requirements. Not only is it claiming authority it doesn't have and that prior administrations have explicitly stated does not exist, but the no...
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A Generation of School-Voucher Success
Aug 24, 2012
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President Barack Obama last month signed an executive order promising to "improve outcomes and advance educational opportunities for African Americans." The order instructs federal agencies to "promote, encourage, and undertake efforts" to increase "college access, college persistence and college a...
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ICYMI: Bad old days of dependency back
Aug 2, 2012
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What if we knew how to reduce by half the number of Americans dependent on welfare? What if we could — at the same time — significantly reduce poverty among children and single mothers? If we had such an effective poverty-fighting formula in place, surely we’d try to expand it, not toss it aside. Y...
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ICYMI: Farewell, Welfare Reform
Jul 17, 2012
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On Thursday, President Obama, through the Department of Health and Human Services, quietly released an official policy directive. Utilizing an obscure legal device from the original Social Security Act, the administration claimed the right to waive the work requirements for able-bodied people that ...
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ICYMI: Judge Strikes Down Several Provisions of ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule
Jul 2, 2012
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A federal judge has vacated several provisions of the controversial “gainful employment” rule, which the Department of Education issued last year in an effort to ensure that federal student-aid dollars flowing to vocational programs were good investments and helping prepare students for jobs that p...
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