Labor Day: It’s better in a union
Detail of a mural inside the Madison Labor Temple building celebrating unions and worker rights. (Wisconsin Examiner photo) Each year as Wisconsinites move through the age-old cycle in which summer…
Governments often struggle with massive new IT projects
Government requirements and culture can make upgrading aging computer systems difficult, experts say. (Getty Images) Idaho’s state government was facing a problem. In 2018, its 86 state agencies were operating…
Anti-trans laws may complicate access to the ballot for trans voters
(Illustration by Barbara Gibson for The 19th) Originally published by The 19th in partnership with Them. In Kansas, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union have drafted a letter reminding…
NC Labor Commissioner candidates offer distinctly different takes on the past and future
Braxton Winston II (left) and Luke Farley (right) are running to become North Carolina’s next Labor Commissioner. (Courtesy photos) North Carolina will have a new commissioner of labor in 2025.…
Breathitt County, J.D. and me
Growing up, J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, visited family who lived in the Panbowl section of Breathitt County. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Kevin Nance) Sigmund Freud says…
Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters
(Nitat Termmee/Getty Images) Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House. Every voting bloc will count – including members…
Michigan drops to 31st among states for workers’ rights in 2024 in Oxfam survey
March for Workers’ Rights and Economic Justice in Detroit on Oct. 19, 2023 | Ken Coleman Michigan has fallen even further into the bottom half for best states to work…
Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters
United Auto Workers members rallied for and won a new contract last year. (UAW photo) Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race…
States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program
Some states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to a greater number of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program as part of their efforts to lower prescription…