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Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights

Dec. 02, 2024 16:35 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. ...

San Francisco mayor fights for reelection while Oakland mayor battles recall

Nov. 06, 2024 17:08 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first Black woman elected mayor of San Francisco is fighting a self-funded philanthropist for reelection while in nearby Oakland, the first Hmong American mayor of a major city is battling a recall on Wednesday. It was too early to call either the...

All 3 election workers in Wisconsin town of 800 resign

Oct. 16, 2024 11:20 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All three election workers in a Wisconsin town of about 800 people resigned last week over a longstanding dispute, just ahead of the start of in-person absentee voting in the crucial swing state and a month before the Nov. 5 election. An interim clerk was...

Last call at 4 a.m. in California? Governor says yes for one private club in LA Clippers' new arena

Oct. 02, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but the state will soon carve out an exception to allow alcohol to be served until 4 a.m. for one private, members-only club located in the Los Angeles Clippers’ new state-of-the-art arena. The new law...