SAN FRANCISCO—A group of Amazon.com Inc. workers in New York City’s Staten Island have withdrawn a petition to hold a union election, marking a setback in a growing push by organized labor to bring the online retailer’s staff into the fold. The group, known as the Amazon Labor Union, which is not affiliated with a…
Amazon Worker Group in New York Withdraws Petition for Union Vote
November 13, 2021
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Pennsylvania Governor Breaks Voting Law When Wife Delivers His Ballot
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s vote was fraudulently cast in the general election, but it still counted in the results. Wolf, a Democrat, casually mentioned during a Tuesday interview on KDKA Radio that his wife Frances Wolf dropped off his mail-in ballot at the York County Courthouse. That’s not allowed. In Pennsylvania, voters may request to…
Senator Cotton Delays Vote on Biden’s Pick for Powerful China Job at Commerce
October 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Republican Senator Tom Cotton is holding up a vote to confirm Alan Estevez as the U.S. Commerce Department’s undersecretary for industry and security until he gets answers to difficult questions about technology exports to China. In a letter dated Oct. 14 and seen by Reuters, Cotton asks Estevez to commit to strengthening U.S. restrictions on…
Facts Matter (Oct. 14): 2 New Laws Allow Noncitizens to Vote in Government Elections in Vermont
In California, since Gov. Gavin Newsom won the recall election, he is beginning to implement his agenda. Along that line, he signed a new bill into law that officially bans gas-powered engines on things like lawnmowers and chainsaws. In New York City, thousands of unvaccinated teachers have been placed on unpaid leave. However, the city…
Metro Offering Free Rides for Today’s Gubernatorial Recall Election
LOS ANGELES—Metro is offering free rides on its trains and bike-share system today, joining already free buses, to ensure people can cast their ballots in the gubernatorial recall election. Train rides will be free from midnight to 11:50 p.m. Metro buses are already running fare-free during the pandemic. Metro’s Bike Share system will offer free…
Ohio Starts Purging Voter Rolls of Dead or Moved Residents
Ohio’s county election boards started the process of removing inactive voters and those who have moved out of the state from voter rolls this week, Secretary of State Frank LaRose confirmed. The four-year process for purging inactive voters targets those who have not voted for two years, or whose addresses may have changed, and whose…
Senate to Vote on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Monday. If the vote is approved by the evenly-split Senate, the bill will head to the House of Representatives, which Democrats control by a narrow margin. There, lawmakers will be…
Senate on Verge of Voting on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Monday. If the vote is approved by the evenly-split Senate, the bill will head to the House of Representatives, which Democrats control by a narrow margin. There, lawmakers will be…
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