Britain mulls tighter strike rules
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Brighton, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – British Business Secretary Vince Cable hinted over the weekend at the GMB union conference that the government is considering tighter strike rules to avert massive industrial action in response to the coalition’s austerity measures. Cable warned that the government will legislate harsher conditions to [...]
Some good news for Shimkus, bad news for Johnson
* The House tweaked the congressional map yesterday… In an amendment filed Monday afternoon and voted on roughly two hours later, [Republican Congressman John Shimkus'] home was moved from the proposed 13th Congressional District – which includes most of Springfield, all of Decatur and most of Champaign-Urbana – into the 15th Congressional District, which takes [...]
After the North Side tornado: ‘How many blows can we take?’ | Cityscape
After the North Side tornado: ‘How many blows can we take?’ MinnPost photo by James Nord City Council President Barbara Johnson spoke to the press following a tour of the North Side devastation. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse, here comes a killer tornado plowing through the poorest section of your city, [...]
Cardiac society draws bulk of funding from stent makers
ProPublica Staff United States (ProPublica) – by Charles Ornstein A Pittsburgh hospital informed patients earlier this year that they may have received unneeded angioplasties and stents, the tiny mesh tubes inserted to keep arteries open. A Towson, Md., cardiologist faces a hearing on the fate of his medical license after being accused of implanting stents [...]
DFLers Mayor Rybak, Rep. Kahn at odds over bill to override Minneapolis funding freeze | Stories
DFLers Mayor Rybak, Rep. Kahn at odds over bill to override Minneapolis funding freeze MinnPost photo of Rybak by Terry Gydesen Rep. Kahn, Mayor Rybak By James Nord | Thursday, May 5, 2011 Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak fought today with some of his DFL colleagues over proposed legislation that would override a $10 million funding [...]
London mayor wants another airport in southeast
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – London Mayor Boris Johnson warned Monday that the international standing of Britain’s capital city as an aviation and business hub could decline unless a new airport is built. Johnson proposed the construction of a new international gateway in the region southeast of the city [...]
Labour turns up heat on Osborne
Chancellor ‘bows to rich and powerful whilst bearing down on everyone else’, Alan Johnson says Labour today stepped up the pressure on the government over City bonuses as the new chief executive of Barclays, Bob Diamond, stood firm against demands that he give up his potential £8m payout for 2010. Forcing George Osborne to the [...]
A Little Moore: E’Twaun’s 26 Points Power Purdue Past Oakland
Sam Klemet – AHN Sports Correspondent West Lafayette, IN, United States (AHN) – Purdue seniors E’Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson combined for 51-points in the Boilermakers 82-67 win over Oakland, Sunday, in the first game of the Chicago Invitational Challenge. It was the first true test of the season for the ninth-ranked team in the [...]
No turning back on cuts – Hammond
Transport secretary says spending cuts will be manageable and plays down fears of double-dip recession The government will not deviate from its massive cuts programme despite fears that drastic cuts could damage the economy, the transport secretary, Philip Hammond, indicated today. Departments will be given “clear and firm” budgets in order to clear the structural [...]
Tory cuts are worse than Thatcher’s, says Johnson
Shadow chancellor says proposals will fundamentally change communities – and warns of double-dip recession in UK Alan Johnson launched a ferocious onslaught on the government’s plans for deep and immediate spending cuts, warning they would “fundamentally alter our community” and inflict greater and more lasting damage on public services than Margaret Thatcher. In an interview [...]
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