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1. Why are you running? I am concerned about the achievement of our 41,000+ students. I believe our wonderful and hardworking teachers deserve support in and out of the classroom. The school board must provide a positive working and professional environment to get the best out of all of the workers of ASD. This motivation that comes from a positive environment will create untold benefits in the classroom. My second reason is to reflect the diversity of the Anchorage community. Our schools are ...

Gov. Wolf reiterates commitment to phasing out PAs gas tax, appoints new bipartisan commission to develop funding recommendations Pennsylvania has one of the largest state-owned transportation networks in the country, with nearly 40,000 miles of roads and over 25,400 bridges under its purview. Credit: FOX43 Author: FOX43 Newsroom Updated: 1:37 PM EST March 12, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Friday reiterated his commitment to phase out...

As our sister publication Townhall reported, “The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would essentially eliminate freelancers and the gig economy. The bill passed 225 to 206. Five Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the act.’ As we have seen so clearly over the past year, it’s less about the letter before your state, and more about who is putting the feed in your trough; and how much. The PRO Act is a clear “gimme” to...

Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Workers on a Minn. wind turbine. Photo credit: Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press/Newscom Xcel Energy Inc. employees demonstrate how to assemble a wind turbine outside the companys Minnesota headquarters in this 2017 photo. Unions are shaping up as an important player in President Bidens campaign for clean energy. Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Zuma Press/Newscom Part one of an ongoing series. Click here for part two. Correction appended. One evening in September 2018,...

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Comedian and radio talk show host weighs in on allegations against Democrat New York governor Major donors to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arent standing up for the governor amid sexual harassment allegations from former aides. Some of Cuomos notable donors and their companies have given tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaign and related committees since his second term began in 2015. Fox News reached out to 12 major Cuomo donors, including billionaires Steven Roth, Carl Icah...

By Don McIntosh President Joe Biden invited 10 top union leaders to the White House Feb. 17 for a meeting alongside Vice President Kamala Harris to talk about COVID relief and his plans to create manufacturing and clean energy jobs. “The middle class built this country, and labor built the middle class,” Biden said in front of cameras before the private meeting began. AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka later called it the most productive Oval Office meeting for working people in years. The Wh...

Norman and Rosetta Kimble of East Palestine celebrated 75 years of marriage on Feb. 18. They both spent their childhood years in Petersburg, Ohio, where at on

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City of Tampa, Hillsborough County looking to increase state-certified apprentice programs H.B. 53 would stop local govt from approving mandate City of Tampa, Hillsborough County looking to increase state-certified apprentice programs and last updated 2021-02-18 07:39:07-05 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — As we work to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County leaders are looking to get more people working in skilled trades by increasing the number of state-...