state government – Behind The Black

Ohio and New Hampshire follow Wisconsin, passing laws limiting union power

April 1, 2011 9:17 am Robert Zimmerman

It’s a trend! Ohio and New Hampshire have followed Wisconsin, their legislatures passing laws limiting union power.

Note that in New Hampshire, the law still has to be approved by the state Senate.

Nearly $2 billion already paid to unions, state public employee systems, and big corporations under Obamacare

April 1, 2011 9:06 am Robert Zimmerman

This idiotic thing has got to be repealed: Nearly $2 billion already paid to unions, state public employee systems, and big corporations under Obamacare.

The program began making payouts on June 1, 2010. Between that date and the end of 2010, it paid out about $535 million dollars. But according to the new report, the rate of spending has since increased dramatically, to about $1.3 billion just for the first two and a half months of this year. At that rate, it could burn through the entire $5 billion appropriation as early as 2012. [emphasis mine]