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What to know about Wisconsin's collective bargaining law for public workers

Dec. 03, 2024 11:49 AM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge's overturning of Wisconsin's 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has rekindled a battle over labor rights in a state where the first public sector unions were formed 65 years ago. ...

Head of Ohio's teacher pension fund retires Sunday, saying fund is strong despite staff vacancies

Nov. 29, 2024 15:50 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The outgoing head of Ohio's troubled teachers retirement system said that she is leaving the fund in strong fiscal condition, despite the turmoil at the top that her successor will inherit. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Acting Executive...

Remaining Massachusetts communities reach deals with striking teachers

Nov. 26, 2024 21:06 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Two Massachusetts communities reached deals with their striking teachers union Tuesday, ending the last of three teachers strikes in communities north of Boston. The Marblehead School Committee and the Marblehead Education Association announced that they reached...

Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons

Nov. 18, 2024 20:50 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to incorporate more religious teaching...

Louisiana House greenlights Gov. Jeff Landry's tax cuts

Nov. 12, 2024 21:09 PM EST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's GOP-dominated House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate tax cuts, along with a constitutional amendment — all key provisions in Gov. Jeff Landry's sweeping tax reform package, the centerpiece of the state's third...

Teachers in 3 Massachusetts communities continue strike over pay, paid parental leave

Nov. 11, 2024 21:56 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Teachers in three Massachusetts communities fighting for new contracts pushed forward with their demands Monday as parents braced for the possibility of more canceled classes on Tuesday. Teachers in Beverly and Gloucester voted Thursday to authorize a strike, and...

Teachers in 2 Massachusetts school districts go on strike

Nov. 08, 2024 17:07 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Teachers in two Massachusetts school districts went on strike Friday over pay, paid parental leave and other issues. Teachers in Beverly and Gloucester voted Thursday to authorize a strike and schools were closed Friday as teachers in both districts hit the picket...

Louisiana lawmakers return to Capitol for special session focused on tax reform

Nov. 06, 2024 19:37 PM EST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers convened at the state Capitol on Wednesday for their third special legislative session of the year, with Gov. Jeff Landry urging them to pass a sweeping tax reform package that he says would make the state more economically competitive. With the...

Louisiana governor calls a special session to address taxes and the courts

Oct. 28, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators will meet in special session beginning Nov. 6 to consider Republican Gov. Jeff Landry's attempt at an ambitious overhaul of the state's tax structure, according to a formal proclamation Landry issued Monday. Landry has been talking up...

Florida teachers unions head to trial over anti-union law

Oct. 23, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s teachers unions are heading back to court Thursday in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new requirements for certain unions. A trial is scheduled to begin at a federal courthouse in Tallahassee in the case brought by the...