Mar 11 2009
Millions of Dollars Later, Congress Introduces Unionization Bill
For months business groups and labor unions have been campaigning for or against the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that was introduced in Congress just today and that has spurred what will be one of the fiercest–and most expensive–debates Capitol Hill has seen in years. At the core of the debate is the question [...]
Jan 7 2009
Obama Supporters Give President-Elect Holiday Gift
It seems some campaign contributors have found an antidote to their post-election withdrawal, turning now to funding President-elect Barack Obama’s transition efforts. According to new data released this week by Obama-Biden, the transition team picked up nearly 54,000 new donors from Nov. 15 until Dec. 15. But the donors are giving less, on average, than [...]