Sean Higgins

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"This is a good day for students and educators as the Supreme Court's decision brings an end to the case brought by wealthy anti-public education millionaires who spent millions of dollars to bypass voters, parents and the legislature in an attempt to impose their harmful education agenda on local schools," said California Teachers Association President Eric C. Heins. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Teachers unions avoid ‘tenure’ after court win

Sean Higgins · August 23, 2016 5:03 pm

Russ Feingold's campaign said the activist claimed to be a Democrat wanting to volunteer, but a regular staffer recognized her as a member of the College Republicans at the University of Minnesota. (AP Photo/Greg Moore, File)

Feingold campaign says right-wing activist tried to infiltrate it

Sean Higgins · August 18, 2016 7:02 pm

Pat Toomey, who earlier had been on the fence regarding the TPP, said in a column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he had determined that it "falls short in several areas." (AP Photo)

Toomey to oppose trade deal

Sean Higgins · August 17, 2016 7:05 pm

A spokeswoman for Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, said that under state law the office cannot invalidate names on a petition even when there is reasonable grounds to suspect they are forged. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Fraud found in Colorado minimum wage petition drive

Sean Higgins · August 17, 2016 6:56 pm

Almost 30 percent of union members said they would opt out if they could do so without losing their job. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

One in four union members favors right-to-work

Sean Higgins · August 15, 2016 6:56 pm

Organizers of march for $15 wage link up with Black Lives Matter, liken opponents to backers of slavery. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Union seeks to make $15 minimum wage a race issue

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2016 8:56 pm

Participants in march to raise the wage either don't believe evidence it kills jobs or don't care. (Sean Higgins/Washington Examiner)

Activists dismiss drawbacks of $15 minimum wage

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2016 8:48 pm

No one can say with certainly what such a massive increase in the rate would mean for the economy. There is no precedent for an increase that high, liberal and conservative economists say. (AP Photo)

Early data show $15 minimum hurting Seattle’s poor

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2016 4:01 am

The protesters claimed they were being denied union rights by the Service Employees International Union, the primary funder and organizer of the Fight for $15, the leading activist group in the minimum wage hike movement. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Union protested by its own minimum wage organizers

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2016 4:01 am

SEIU isn't just a supporter of the cause. It is largely the reason why the $15 minimum wage movement is on the national agenda. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Major labor union behind push for $15 minimum

Sean Higgins · August 12, 2016 4:01 am

Congress mandated in 2006 that the Postal Service pay down those future obligations to ensure that taxpayers do not get stuck with the bill, and the postal service has been devoting about $5.6 billion annually toward that goal. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Postal Service posts $1.6B loss for quarter

Sean Higgins · August 9, 2016 9:27 pm

Democrats echoed Jason Furman's argument. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it showed that "under President Obama and his administration, we have experienced consistent economic gains." (AP Photo)

Dems tout latest unemployment number

Sean Higgins · August 5, 2016 3:05 pm