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The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation announces NLRB-scheduled vote to remove union officials
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The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation announced that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Philadelphia has scheduled a vote for July 17 to decide if employees at Philadelphia International Airport can remove Unite Here Local 274 union officials. This decision follows nearly five months of litigation initiated by employee Kale Mulugeta with assistance from the foundation's attorneys.
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Business
Bell County commissioners to discuss controversial solar farm tax abatement request Monday
Bell County Commissioners Court next week again will take up the tax abatement agreement requested by Big Elm Solar, the target of an anti-solar farm petition and much local controversy.
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Energy Subsidies
Rural residents battling large corporations over planned wind farms
Potential risks cited for endangered whooping cranes
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Economics
Chinese acquisition of Smithfield Foods continues to raise concerns
The controversial acquisition of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods by W.H. Group (a Chinese-owned corporation) continues to bring controversy, more than six years after the deal went through, particularly as North Carolina residents raise their voices about the effects of hog farms in the state – especially those operated by Smithfield Foods and its subsidiary in the Tar Heel State, Murphy-Brown.
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Government
Indiana ranks 5th best in new economic outlook analysis
Indiana finished fifth in a study by the website Rich States, Poor States that examined the 50 states’ economic outlooks based on 15 weighted policy measures.
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Government
Arizona ranks 10th best in new economic outlook analysis
Arizona finished 10th in a study by the website Rich States, Poor States that examined the 50 states’ economic outlooks based on 15 weighted policy measures.
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Top News
Which U.S. schools receive the most federal student aid?
Ivy Tech Community College, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis and Purdue University-Main Campus reported receiving the most federal financial aid in the state during the 2018-19 academic year among U.S. schools.
