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Around the horn: Corporate election spending ban upheld by Montana court

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:29:17 GMT

HELENA - The Montana Supreme Court restored the state's century-old ban on direct spending by corporations on political candidates or committees in a ruling Friday that interest groups say bucks a high-profile U.S. Supreme Court decision granting political speech rights to corporations.

Hoffa, Hall, Vairma vow all-out fight for workers

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:22:28 GMT

WASHINGTON -- The year 2012 will be a watershed year for the Teamsters Union, which will continue to be a force for change and will lead the nation in efforts to improve the lives of working families. That is the message sent to the membership by Teamsters President James P.

Hoffa, Hall, Vairma vow all-out fight for workers

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:22:28 GMT

That is the message sent to the membership by Teamsters President James P.

Around the horn: News from JC3

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:26:39 GMT

Dismissal expected in Rehberg lawsuit HELENA -- The city of Billings is expecting U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg to dismiss the lawsuit he filed against his hometown over the way it handled a 2008 wildfire on his land. The city.

America needs work; and its people do, too

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:40:01 GMT

In America, 69,842 bridges are structurally deficient. Meanwhile 9.1 percent of Americans are jobless. In Teamsters Joint Council 3, 2,425 bridges are structurally deficient. Meanwhile, about eight percent of Americans in Joint Council 3 are jobless. In Arizona, 230 bridges are deficient?and more than 1.2 million vehicles cross those bridges every day.