Georgia's new cash bail law seeks to punish the poor

msnbc.com In a troubling move that overturns criminal justice reforms passed in 2018, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Wednesday a Republican-backed bill expanding the use of…

Swiss company to build $184 million metal casting facility in Georgia, hiring 350

apnews.com A Swiss company will build a plant in Georgia to make lightweight parts cast from metal for vehicles and energy generation. GF Casting Solutions, a division of Georg Fischer…

Income tax to be cut for millions of Americans

newsweek.com Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed new income tax cuts on Wednesday which will impact over a million residents in the state. The changes will bring the current income tax in…

With US Workers on the March, Southern States Take Aim at Unions

nakedcapitalism.com Conor here: This piece takes aim at GOP governors, which is fair enough, but the larger takeaway might be that the unions are no longer waiting for help from Democrats that…

Biden's labor secretary touts auto union's win in the South: 'That choice belongs to the workers'

fortune.com Workers at auto plants in the South should be free to unionize without pressure from employers or anti-union governors, acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said Thursday,…

U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions

apnews.com Workers at auto plants in the South should be free to unionize without pressure from employers or anti-union governors, acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said Thursday,…

Georgia’s black Republicans have a battle plan for 2024

economist.com On the last Sunday of Black History Month there was real energy in Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. Between gospel songs that made even your agnostic correspondent feel…

Alabama lawmakers OK bill blocking state incentives to companies that voluntarily recognize unions

apnews.com Alabama lawmakers voted Tuesday to withhold economic incentive dollars from companies that voluntarily recognize a union instead of holding a secret ballot election. The…

New Georgia law allows birthing centers to open without needing permission from nearby hospitals

reason.com When Katie Chubb tried to open a new birthing center in Augusta, Georgia, nearly three years ago, she hit an unexpected roadblock. The problem had nothing to do with the…

UAW President Shawn Fain says Southern governors ‘liars’ about unions; predicts Alabama Mercedes win

al.com United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain had pointed words for a group of Southern governors - including Alabama’s Kay Ivey - following Friday’s historic win by the union in…

Georgia Republicans have spent $1.7 million on Trump-related trial fees

newsweek.com Georgia's Republican Party has reportedly paid massive legal bills after promising to defend GOP officials charged alongside former President Donald Trump in the Fulton…

UAW hopes the dominos start to fall across the South

morningbrew.com The United Auto Workers went to the land of Waffle House and smothered and covered its way to a historic victory. Now, it’s eying a bigger foothold in the South, a region…