Ohio vote shows unions still a political force

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Above the Fold

November 9, 2011

Ohio vote shows unions still a political force

By Sam Hananel

Labor unions are celebrating one of their biggest victories in decades after turning back an Ohio law that curbed collective bargaining rights for the state's public workers. The vote showed unions are still a potent political force that can't be ignored...Read more

Today's News

Claims for small biz tax credit lower than expected

By Jenny Ivy

Only a fraction of small businesses that may qualify for help to offset the cost of health insurance have taken advantage of a tax credit that's included in the health reform package...Read more

GOP makes new offer on taxes, Medicare cuts

By Andrew Taylor

With a Thanksgiving deadline fast approaching, the GOP members of a deficit-reduction supercommittee are pressing a plan to cut the deficit by about $1.5 trillion over the coming decade, showing flexibility on tax revenue increases for the first time while proposing to gradually raise the Medicare eligibility age to 67 for future retirees...Read more

Unions rally against RI pension overhaul

By David Klepper

More than a thousand public-sector workers and retirees rallied Tuesday at the Rhode Island Statehouse in opposition to a proposed overhaul of the state's vastly underfunded pension system...Read more

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The Pulse

Reducing employee medical costs with telemedicine

By Mark Roberts

Telemedicine has measurable cost effective results and the ability to transfer lifesaving data during critical needs diagnosis. Those companies and professionals who make the best use of telemedicine for their practices should see more efficiency on a clinical basis as well as increased profitability and return on investments...Read more

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