“While the Legislature sought to provide additional flexibility for the state’s investment portfolio, we have a fiduciary responsibility to manage taxpayer dollars with the utmost care and caution,” Gov. Brad Little said.
The Arizona House of Representatives rejected Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s plan to tie student discipline to school letter grades, with two Republican legislators siding with Democrats. Republican Reps. David Cook of Globe and Alexander Kolodin of Scottsdale both voted against Senate Bill 1459 on April 4, alongside all of the chamber’s Democrats, striking […] The post House votes down Horne school discipline bill appeared first on Arizona Mirror.
An Alabama Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill that would withhold economic incentives from companies that voluntarily recognize unions or do not hold secret ballots in union elections. . SB231, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, passed the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee on an 11-3 vote, down party lines. “It just says […] The post Alabama Senate committee OKs bill that could punish voluntary union recognitions appeared first on Alabama Reflector.