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    Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Immigration talks bog down over numbers

    WASHINGTON — Senate negotiations to overhaul the nation's immigration laws have stumbled over the hiring of half a million migrant farmworkers each year — an issue that is crucial for California's vast agricultural industry, which employs more farm labor than any other state.
    WASHINGTON — Senate negotiations to overhaul the nation's immigration laws have stumbled over the hiring of half a million migrant farmworkers each year — an issue that is crucial for California's vast agricultural industry, which employs more...

    Tags: Personal Data Collection, Politics, Career and Workplace, Mitch McConnell, Dianne Feinstein

    2. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| New Rushmore Radio

  2. DSCC Chair says Johnson will be greatly missed

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee says retiring Sen. Tim Johnson has been a tireless advocate for South Dakotans and for farm communities across the country.   The 66-year-old Johnson announced Tuesday that...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Tim Johnson, Elections

    3. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Senators hush-hush as they craft immigration bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm chairs arranged in a circle and sip water or soft drinks as they debate temporary workers and border security. In a capital riven by partisanship and gridlock, they are determined to be the exception and actually get something done.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm chairs arranged in a circle and sip water or soft drinks as they debate temporary...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Dick Durbin, Patrick Leahy, Parties and Movements, Jeff Flake

    4. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan won't run for reelection in 2014

    WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber. 
    WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber.  Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the sixth sitting senator to decide...

    Tags: Politics, Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, U.S. Congress, Rick Snyder

    5. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Fact check of Obama's State of the Union address

    <strong>Job creation through minimum wage increase</strong>
    Job creation through minimum wage increase Many mom-and-pop businesses were among the most vocal critics of President Obama's healthcare overhaul as being too costly, and now they're likely to howl at his latest proposal: an increase in the federal...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Dick Durbin, Poverty, Parties and Movements, Personal Weapon Control

    6. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic

    <strong>Climate change:</strong>
    Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...

    Tags: Early Learning, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Keystone XL Pipeline, Global Warming, Environmental Politics

    7. Feb 1, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Ronald Reagan's lead on immigration

    Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight.
    Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight. That lesson was brought home to me again on Current TV this week when I interviewed Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, about Defense Secretary...

    Tags: Current TV (tv network), Dick Durbin, White House, Social Issues, Jeff Flake

    8. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. Worker shortages drives farms to embrace of immigration plan

    WASHINGTON -- Labor shortages that left crops rotting in fields have farm organizations backing a Senate immigration proposal that would treat workers in agriculture "differently" than in other industries. The American Farm Bureau Federation, the United...

    Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Politics, Career and Workplace, Illegal Immigrants, Dick Durbin

    9. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Senators reach agreement on immigration reform

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country....

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Dick Durbin, White House, American Civil Liberties Union, Employment Opportunities

    10. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal stalwart, won't seek reelection

    Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal Democrat and a champion for Americans with disabilities, announced Saturday that he will not run for reelection next year, deciding that 40 years in Congress is enough. Harkin’s retirement gives Republicans a chance...

    Tags: Politics, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Tom Harkin, U.S. Congress

    11. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama to outline immigration plans in Nevada speech

    President Obama plans to travel to Nevada next week for the public launch of his effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure this year.
    President Obama plans to travel to Nevada next week for the public launch of his effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure this year. Obama kicked off the effort to pass immigration reform Friday by meeting with Latino members of...

    Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Dick Durbin, U.S. Congress

    12. Nov 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Union ads take new tack: praising GOP members

    WASHINGTON&mdash;Labor unions seeking a fiscal solution that protects entitlement programs and raises taxes on the rich are trying the carrot approach before taking the stick to lawmakers.
    This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.
    WASHINGTON—Labor unions seeking a fiscal solution that protects entitlement programs and raises taxes on the rich are trying the carrot approach before taking the stick to lawmakers. A new six-figure ad campaign backed by three major unions...

    Tags: AFSCME, Advertising, Politics, Career and Workplace, Radio

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