Diana Jean Schemo

Miss this when it was first reported? What if, instead of persistently undercutting each other, states banded together in interstate agreements? What if they agreed on a common floor for environmental or business regulations? What if states agreed not to fish for jobs in their neighbor’s pond, or sought region-wide revenue increases that would eliminate the fear of being left behind or outgunned?

Did you miss this when it was first reported? With 78 million Baby Boomers heading into retirement over the next 20-plus years, how will cuts in guaranteed monthly pension benefits to both public and private sector workers — in addition to those that have already been implemented — affect the ability of future retirees to engage in economy-sustaining consumer spending?

What if, instead of persistently undercutting each other, states banded together in interstate agreements?

Republican Study Committee proposal to prohibit government employees from fulfilling union responsibilities while on government time threatens body blow to to the ability of federal unions to represent more than a million workers.

Alan Guttmacher Institute study shows 24 percent increase in use of chemical (as opposed to surgical) abortion technique at same time as ratio of pregnancies ending in abortion remained steady.

How will people experience not being able to retire during what, for many, are their "most golden" years?

California once believed in providing a liberal education of the highest quality and at the lowest cost to students. Now, with funding already well below historic highs, some want to to shift to 'workforce building.'

Wisconsin's new governor wants easier path to regulatory approvals for large farms, but has not explained why deregulation wouldn't yield a return to the days of more pollution.

Can mayors make the case that they should not be recalled when they have to raise taxes or fees in order to establish or maintain basic public services?

As various education debates rage, schooling in the tools of democracy not part of national discussion.